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| Animal | Dose rate | Major findings | References |
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| Broiler | Basal diet added L-ascorbic acid (AA) 200 mg/kg and FA 1.5 mg/kg | Increase thyroid hormone, hemoglobin, insulin growth factor, albumin, globulin, total protein, antioxidant activity, and antibodies against viruses | Gouda et al. [25] |
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| Laying hens | Basal diet added FA 24 mg/kg | Reducing pathogens in the cecum | Bai et al. [30] |
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| Broiler | Basal diet added ten ppm FA | Increases bile acid concentration and heart weight | Fisayo et al. [61] |
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| Laying hens | Basal diet added FA 4 mg/kg | Lowers serum glucose and uric acid levels | Jing et al. [50] |
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| Laying hens | Basal diet added FA 4 mg/kg | Enhances biochemical constituents, IgG, and exhibits pleiotropic activity | Munyaka et al. [55] |
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| Broiler | 15 mg/L in the culture of primary chicken hepatocytes | Inhibits de novo fatty acid synthesis and can promote triglyceride hydrolysis | Liu et al. [9] |
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| Broiler | Poultry supplemented with FA 800 mg/l | Can reduce liver lipogenesis, suppress adipocyte proliferation and differentiation | Liu et al. [10] |
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| Broiler | Poultry supplemented with FA 16 mg/L | Increase adipocyte proliferation | Yu et al. [8] |
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| Broiler | Basal diet added FA 0.25–5.00 mg/kg | Affect lipid and glucose metabolism in chicken progeny | Wu et al. [11] |
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| Broiler fertile eggs | 50–150 μg folic acid was injected into eggs | Upregulates IGF2 expression and aids organ development | Liu et al. [62] |
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