Vitamin E concentration in liver and yolk (mg/100 g).

a–e<p>Within a column, values not sharing a common superscript letter are significantly different (P<0.05).</p

Egg quality.

a–c<p>Within a column, values not sharing a common superscript letter are significantly different (P<0.05).</p

Vitamin A concentration in liver and yolk (mg/100 g).

a–e<p>Within a column, values not sharing a common superscript letter are significantly different (P<0.05).</p

Average weight of normal eggs(g).

a–b<p>Within a column, values not sharing a common superscript letter are significantly different (P<0.05).</p

Composition of diets and nutrient levels of broiler breeder experiment.

<p>Mineral premix provided per kilogram of diet: Mn, 100 mg; Fe, 80 mg; Zn, 75 mg; Cu, 8 mg; I, 0.35 mg; Se, 0.30 mg.</p><p>Vitamin premix provided per kilogram of diet: vitamin D₃, 2,500 IU; vitamin E, 30 IU; vitamin K₃, 2.65 mg; vitamin B₁, 2 mg; vitamin B₂, 6 mg; vitamin B₁₂, 0.025 mg; biotin, 0.0325 mg; folic acid, 1.25 mg; pantothenic acid, 12 mg; niacin, 50 mg.</p

Antibody response to Newcastle disease virus (NDV).

a–c<p>Within a column, values not sharing a common superscript letter are significantly different (P<0.05).</p

Primers used for the determination of vitamin D receptor protein (VDR) and calcium binding protein (Calbindin).

<p>Primers used for the determination of vitamin D receptor protein (VDR) and calcium binding protein (Calbindin).</p

Peripheral blood lymphocyte proliferation, liver functions, and mRNA expression of vitamin D receptor (VDR).

<p>AST =  aspartate amino transferase, TBIL =  total bilirubin.</p>a–b<p>Within a column, values not sharing a common superscript letter are significantly different (P<0.05).</p

Fertility and hatchability at week 12 and week 24 of the experiment.

a–b<p>Within a column, values not sharing a common superscript letter are significantly different (P<0.05).</p

Total number and overlap of differentially expressed genes in H4 cells.

<p>The unstimulated control group served as a reference sample to calculate the fold change of each gene after various treatments. Genes with absolute fold-change absolute values over 2.0 were considered upregulated or downregulated. The number of up- and down-regulated genes (A) as well as five-way Venn diagram comparisons of differentially changed genes among various treatment groups (B and C), are shown. Each experimental condition was run in triplicate (n = 3). BCM, <i>Bifidobacterium infantis</i>-conditioned media; LCM, <i>Lactobacillus acidophilus</i>-conditioned media.</p