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Supplementation of exogenous enzymes in chickens has been widely practiced, yet mechanisms responsible are not fully delineated. To investigate the effects of the dietary lysozyme on the growth performance and immunity of broiler chickens, a total of 120 one-day-old Ross 308 chicks were randomly allocated into four groups, each having three replicates (30 birds/group). The chicks were fed the starter (1–21 d) and grower (22–35 d) diets supplemented with 0 (control), 70 (LYZ70), 90 (LYZ90) and 120 (LYZ120) g of lysozyme 10% ®  per ton of basal diet for five weeks. The results revealed significant improvement in the growth performance and gut environment. There were significant decreases ( P  < 0.05 or 0.01) in the harmful fecal  Coliform  and  Clostridia  and an increase ( P  ˂ 0.05) in the beneficial  Lactobacillus  in the lysozyme-supplemented groups, especially in LYZ90. Moreover, the mRNA expressions of Cu, Zn-superoxide dismutase ( SOD1 ), glutathione peroxidase ( GSH-Px ), interferon-gamma ( IFN-γ ), interleukin-10 ( IL-10 ), and interleukin-18 ( IL-18 ) were upregulated in response to lysozyme supplementation. In comparison to control, LYZ90 fed birds had a significant increase ( P <  0.01) in the  GSH-Px  gene expression that enhances the antioxidant status of the gut. Expression of the biomarkers involved in the gut non-specific immunity indicated significant increases in the mRNA expression of  INF-γ  ( P <  0.001),  IL-10  ( P <  0.001), and  IL-18  ( P <  0.05) in LYZ90 group. Also, serum globulin levels were significantly elevated ( P  ˂ 0.05) in lysozyme-supplemented groups. Histologically, the intestinal villi length and crypts depth were also enhanced ( P  ˂ 0.05) by dietary lysozyme supplementation. In conclusion, supplementation of broiler chickens with exogenous lysozyme, especially at 90 g of lysozyme per ton of basal diet dose rate, improved the growth performance, gut antioxidant status, and nonspecific immunity of broiler chickens.

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Exogenous dietary lysozyme improves the growth performance and gut microbiota in broiler chickens targeting the antioxidant and non-specific immunity mRNA expression