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. 2023 May 3;102(7):102744. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.102744

Table 2.

Effects of in ovo probiotic supplementation on myogenic gene expression in the pectoralis major muscle of broiler embryos.

D 10
D 14
D 18
Gene Control LR LP Control LR LP Control LR LP
MYF5 1 ± 0.03a −8.33 ± 0.41b −6.66 ± 0.33c 1.0 ± 0.28a −7.14 ± 0.35b −3.44± 0.17c 1.0 ± .05a 1.44 ± 0.07b 1.56 ± 0.07c
MYOD 1 ± 0.07a −2.56 ± 0.12b −2.12 ± 0.10c 1.0 ± 0.14a −2.5 ± 0.12b −1.96 ± 0.09c 1.0 ± 0.06a 1.98 ± 0.09b −1.16 ± 0.05a
MYOG 1 ± 0.04a −2.5 ± 0.125b −1.58± 0.07b 1.0 ± 0.11a 1.00 ± 0.05a −1.16± 0.05a 1.0 ± 0.08a 1.37 ± 0.06b 4.37 ± 0.21c
MRF4 1 ± 0.15a −2.43 ± 0.12b −1.75 ± 0.08b 1.0 ± 0.19a −2.94 ± 0.14b −2.04 ± 0.10c 1.0 ± 0.16a 1.47 ± 0.07b −3.33 ± 0.16c
IGF1 1.0 ± 0.25a 1.43 ± 0.07b 3.04 ± 0.15c 1.0 ± 0.21a 1.35 ± 0.06b 1.34 ± 0.06b 1.0 ± 0.27a 1.61 ± 0.08b 1.14 ± 0.05a
IGF1R 1.0 ± 0.13a 2.73 ± 0.13b 2.18 ± 0.10c 1.0 ± 0.16a −1.63 ± 0.08b −1.13 ± 0.05a 1.0 ± 0.15a 3.60 ± 0.18b −1.09 ± 0.05a
FGF2 1.0 ± 0.22a −1.02 ± 0.05a 1.02 ± 0.05a 1.0 ± 0.34a −1.29 ± 0.06a 1.27 ± 0.12a 1.0 ± 0.27a 2.56 ± 0.10b 2.17 ± 0.13c
FGF4 1.0 ± 0.28a 1.15 ± 0.05a 1.74 ± 0.08b 1.0 ± 0.37a −1.12 ± 0.05a −1.63 ± 0.08b 1.0 ± 0.32a 3.53 ± 0.17b 3.64 ± 0.18b

Data are expressed as mean ± SEM.

a–c

Different superscripts indicate significant difference in relative gene expression between control (a) and treatments within each day at P < 0.05.

Abbreviations: LP, Lactobacillus paracasei; LR, Lactobacillus rhamnosus.