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Table 1 Nutritional composition of Astragalus before and after fermentation

From: Fermented Astragalus in diet altered the composition of fecal microbiota in broiler chickens

Items

Before fermentation

After fermentation

Polysaccharides (%)

4.21

7.43

Total flavonoids (mg/g)

28.25

26.15

Total saponins (mg/g)

4.0

5.0

Ferment cells number (CFU/g)

0

9.2 × 1010

Acetic acid (mg/kg)

0

421.14

Methylacetic acid (mg/kg)

0

805.29

Ethyl acetic acid (mg/kg)

0

31.25

Lactic acid (mg/kg)

0

92.44