Dietary Supplementation of 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol Improves Livability in Broiler Breeder Hens-Amelioration of Cardiac Pathogenesis and Hepatopathology

Dietary Supplementation of 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol Improves Livability in Broiler Breeder Hens-Amelioration of Cardiac Pathogenesis and Hepatopathology

A supplement of 69 μg 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25-OH-D3)/kg feed increased livability in feed restricted (R-hens) broiler breeder hens by 9.9% and by 65.6% in hens allowed ad libitum feed intake (Ad-hens) in a feeding trial from age 26−60 weeks. Hens with higher bodyweight and/o...

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Main Authors: Hsuan-Yu Lin, Pao-Chia Chou, Yu-Hui Chen, Lih-Shiuh Lai, Thau Kiong Chung, Rosemary L. Walzem, San-Yuan Huang, Shuen-Ei Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
broiler breeder hens
25-hydroxycholecalciferol
cardiac hypertrophy
sudden death
hepatic steatosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/10/770

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