Effect of dietary 25-hydroxycholecalciferol supplementation and high stocking density on performance, egg quality, and tibia quality in laying hens

This study was conducted to determine the effects of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25-OH-D3) on performance, egg quality, tibia quality, and serum hormones concentration in laying hens reared under high stocking density. A total of 800 45-week-old Lohmann laying hens were randomly allotted into a 2 × 2...

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Main Authors: Jianping Wang, Lingyun Qiu, Haojie Gong, Pietro Celi, Lei Yan, Xuemei Ding, Shiping Bai, Qiufeng Zeng, Xiangbing Mao, Shengyu Xu, Caimei Wu, Keying Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579120300729