Laying hen performance, egg quality improved and yolk 5-methyltetrahydrofolate content increased by dietary supplementation of folic acid

This study was performed to evaluate the effect of folic acid (FA) on performance, egg quality and yolk 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF) content. A total of 384 Hy-line W36 strain hens from 52 to 58 weeks of age were randomly assigned to 4 groups, and each group received one of following dietary tr...

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Main Authors: Sattar Bagheri, Hossein Janmohammadi, Ramin Maleki, Alireza Ostadrahimi, Ruhollah Kianfar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2019-06-01
Series:Animal Nutrition
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405654518300696