Effects of feeding different postbiotic metabolite combinations produced by Lactobacillus plantarumstrains on egg quality and production performance, faecal parameters and plasma cholesterol in laying hens

Table 1 Ingredients and composition of experimental basal diet

Ingredients (%)	Control	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
		COM246³	COM345⁴	COM456⁵
Yellow corn	58.20	58.20	58.20	58.20
Soybean meal	24.10	24.100	24.10	24.10
Wheat	3.80	3.20	3.20	3.20
Crude palm oil	1.55	1.55	1.55	1.55
L-lysine	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06
DL-methionine	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.16
MDCP	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50
Limestone	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00
Common salt	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50
Vitamin premix¹	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.07
Mineral premix²	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06
Choline chloride	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
COM metabolite	-	0.60	0.60	0.60
Total	100	100	100	100
Calculated values
ME(Cal/kg)	2805.32	2804.48	2806.17	2805.73
Crude protein, %	16.83	16.86	16.81	16.85
Calcium, %	3.70	3.70	3.70	3.71
Avai. Phophorus, %	0.45	0.45	0.45	0.45

¹Vitamin premix provided per kilogram of diet: retinol 3.00 mg; cholecalciferol 0.06 mg; α-tocopherol 15.00 mg; thiamine 1.20 mg; riboflavin 4.00 mg; pantothenic acid 8.00 mg; pyridoxine 2.00 mg; niacin 30.00 mg; cobalamin 0.02 mg; folic acid 0.50 mg; biotin 0.03 mg; menadione 3.00 mg.
²Mineral premix provided per kilogram of diet: manganese 100.0 mg; copper 8.0 mg; iodine 0.8 mg; cobalt 0.25 mg; selenium 0.3 mg; zinc 80.0 mg; iron 40.0 mg.
³Com246 is a combination of 3 strains TL1, RI11 and RG11.
⁴Com345 is a combination of 3 strains RS5, RI11and RG14.
⁵Com456 is a combination of 3 strains RI11, RG14 and RG11.

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