Effects of varying dietary intoxication with lead on the performance and ovaries of laying hens

In this study, we explored the effect of dietary lead nitrate on zootechnical performance, egg quality, accumulation of ovarian plumbum (Pb), follicular atresia rate, and ovarian oxidative stress in laying hens. Furthermore, the nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 (Nrf2) signaling molecule w...

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Main Authors: Y. Ma, Y.Z. Shi, Q.J. Wu, Y.Q. Wang, J.P. Wang, Z.H. Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579120303771