Effect of dietary daidzein supplementation on reproductive performance, egg quality and bone mineralization in laying hens at first-cycle of production via reproductive-growth axis
| Autor: | Uchechukwu Edna Obianwuna, Xinyu Chang, Rupeng Wu, Hai-jun Zhang, Kai Qiu, Shu-geng Wu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Italian Journal of Animal Science, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1169-1180 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1594-4077 1828-051X 1828051X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1828051X.2024.2385002 |
| Popis: | Daidzein (Da), an isoflavone, resembles natural oestrogen in structure and activity. We investigated the effects of dietary Da on the reproductive performance, egg quality, and bone mineralisation of hens in the pre-peak laying period. A total of 432 laying hens (110 days) were randomly allocated to control (CON) or Da-supplemented diet (10, 25, and 50 mg/kg). Each treatment had six replicates of 18 birds/replicate, and the feeding trial lasted 8 weeks. Supplementation of dietary Da significantly improved laying rate, egg weight, egg mass, and feed-to-egg ratio (p |
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