Dietary Soybean Oil Supplementation Affects Keel Bone Characters and Daily Feed Intake but Not Egg Production and Quality in Laying Hens Housed in Furnished Cages

Dietary Soybean Oil Supplementation Affects Keel Bone Characters and Daily Feed Intake but Not Egg Production and Quality in Laying Hens Housed in Furnished Cages

To evaluate dietary soybean oil supplementation on production performance, egg quality, and keel bone health in laying hens. Two hundred and four laying hens at 20 weeks of age (WOA) were distributed into 12 cages containing 17 birds each. Birds were either fed a commercial diet (control group, CON)...

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Main Authors: Haidong Wei, Lei Pan, Chun Li, Peng Zhao, Jianhong Li, Runxiang Zhang, Jun Bao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
laying hen
keel bone health
production performance
soybean oil
diet
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.657585/full

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