Chinese herb ultrafine powder supplementation improves egg nutritional value and quality in laying hens

Autor: Jue Gui, Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Wenchao Lin, Chengwen Meng, Xin Hu, Yadong Cui, Wei Lan, Jianhua He, Xiangfeng Kong
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Veterinary Quarterly, Vol 44, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 01652176
1875-5941
0165-2176
DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2024.2331530
Popis: AbstractThis study evaluates the effects of dietary Chinese herb ultrafine powder (CHUP) supplementation in late-phase laying hens on the quality and nutritional values of eggs. A total of 576 Xinyang black-feather laying hens (300-day-old) were randomly allocated into eight groups for a 120-day feeding trial. Each group contained eight replicates with nine hens per replicate. The experimental groups included the control (basal diet) and different levels of CHUP groups (details in ‘Materials and methods’). The results showed that the eggshell strength was increased (p
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