Dietary Cadmium Chloride Supplementation Impairs Renal Function and Bone Metabolism of Laying Hens

This study was conducted to evaluate the toxic effects of cadmium (Cd) on the kidney function and bone development in laying hens. A total of 480 Hy-line laying hens aged 38 weeks were randomly allocated into five treatments, each of which included six replicates of 16 birds. The concentrations of C...

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Main Authors: Mingkun Zhu, Wenting Zhou, Luhong Bai, Huaiyu Li, Liansong Wang, Xiaoting Zou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-11-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/11/998