Xylanase and Fermented Polysaccharide of Hericium caputmedusae Reduce Pathogenic Infection of Broilers by Improving Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Properties

Table 1

Ingredients and chemical composition of diets among different groups.

Ingredients (g/kg)	CG	XG	HG	XHG
Corn	595.0	595.0	595.0	595.0
Soybean meal (47% CP)	330.0	330.0	330.0	330.0
Corn oil	35.0	35.0	35.0	35.0
CaHPO4·2H2O	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0
Limestone	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0
Xylanase (IU/kg)	0	1200	0	1200
FPHC	0	0	1	1
Salt	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
DL-Met	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Premix^a	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0
Chemical analysis (g/kg)
CP	209.9	209.8	209.8	209.9
Crude fiber	23.2	23.3	23.2	23.3
Ether extract	55.2	55.3	55.2	55.2
Crude ash	62.3	62.5	62.4	62.4
Ca	8.8	8.9	8.9	8.8
	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6
Calculated analysis
ME (MJ/kg)	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3
Lys (%)	1.10	1.10	1.10	1.10
Thr (%)	0.78	0.78	0.78	0.78
TSAA (%)	0.83	0.83	0.83	0.83

Note: xylanase was added at 1200 IU/kg. FPHC: fermented polysaccharides of Hericium caputmedusae. ^aPremix provided the following per kilogram of diet: vitamin A (retinyl palmitate), 9000 IU; vitamin D3, 2000 IU; vitamin E (DL-α-tocopheryl acetate), 10.0 mg; vitamin K, 0.5 mg; vitamin B1, 1.8 mg; vitamin B6, 3.5 mg; vitamin B12, 0.01 mg; riboflavin, 3.6 mg; niacin, 35.0 mg; pantothenic acid, 10.0 mg; folic acid, 0.55 mg; biotin, 0.15 mg; choline chloride, 250 mg; Mn, 60.0 mg; Zn, 40.0 mg; Fe, 80.0 mg; Cu, 8.0 mg; I, 0.35 mg; and Se, 0.15 mg. CG: the broiler received basic diet; XG: the broiler received basic diet and 1200 IU/kg xylanase (Hunan New Century Biochemical Co. Ltd., Yueyang, China); HG: the broiler received basic diet and 0.1% polysaccharides from the fermentation extract of Hericium caputmedusae (FPHC, w/w); XHG: the broiler received basic diet, 1200 IU/kg of xylanase, and 0.1% FPHC (w/w). among four groups.