Effects of essential oils on performance, egg quality, nutrient digestibility and yolk fatty acid profile in laying hens

The study was conducted to investigate the effect of essential oils on performance, egg quality, nutrient digestibility and yolk fatty acid profile in laying hens. A total of 960 Lohmann laying hens aged 53 weeks were enrolled, under 4 different treatment diets supplemented with 0, 50, 100 and 150 m...

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Main Authors: Xuemei Ding, Yang Yu, Zhuowei Su, Keying Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2017-06-01
Series:Animal Nutrition
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405654516302426