Possible molecular mechanisms by which an essential oil blend from star anise, rosemary, thyme, and oregano and saponins increase the performance and ileal protein digestibility of growing broilers [Liver]

Individual male broilers (Cobb500; n=16) were allotted to 4 experimental diets containing either no phytogenic feed additives, an essential oil blend, saponin extract or a combination of both phytogenic preparations. Liver samples were used for transcriptome profiling. per dietary group 4 chickens were collected for expression profiling

本试验选用16只雄性科宝500（Cobb500）肉鸡，将其随机分为4组，分别饲喂不含植物源性饲料添加剂（phytogenic feed additives）、添加精油复配物（essential oil blend）、添加皂苷提取物（saponin extract），或同时添加上述两种植物源制剂的试验日粮。每个日粮组采集4只肉鸡的肝脏样本，用于转录组谱分析（transcriptome profiling）与表达谱分析（expression profiling）。