Dietary supplementation of coated sodium butyrate improves growth performance of laying ducks by regulating intestinal health and immunological performance

IntroductionThis study was conducted to assess the effects of dietary supplementation of coated sodium butyrate (CSB) on the growth performance, serum antioxidant, immune performance, and intestinal microbiota of laying ducks.MethodsA total of 120 48-week-old laying ducks were randomly divided into...

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Main Authors: Tao Zeng, Hanxue Sun, Manman Huang, Rongbing Guo, Tiantian Gu, Yongqing Cao, Chengfeng Li, Yong Tian, Li Chen, Guoqin Li, Lizhi Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1142915/full