Dietary 25-hydroxyvitamin D improves intestinal health and microbiota of laying hens under high stocking density

Dietary 25-hydroxyvitamin D improves intestinal health and microbiota of laying hens under high stocking density

ABSTRACT: The high stocking density is a major stress factor that adversely affects the health and performance of poultry. Therefore, the object of this study was conducted to explore whether dietary 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OH-D3) could improve gut health of laying hens reared under high stocking de...

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Main Authors: Jianping Wang, Chunhua Zhang, Tao Zhang, Lei Yan, Lingyun Qiu, Huadong Yin, Xuemei Ding, Shiping Bai, Qiufeng Zeng, Xiangbing Mao, Keying Zhang, Caimei Wu, Yue Xuan, Zhiguo Shan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:Poultry Science
Subjects:
25-hydroxycholecalciferol
stocking density
intestinal barrier
antioxidative capacity
microbiota
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579121001668

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