Dietary supplementation with 2-hydroxy-4-methyl(thio) butanoic acid and DL-methionine improves productive performance, egg quality and redox status of commercial laying ducks

This experiment aimed to study the effects of supplemental methionine sources, 2-hydroxy-4 methyl(thio) butanoic acid (HMTBa) and DL-Methionine (DL-Met), on productive performance, egg quality, and redox status of laying ducks. A total of 792 healthy 25-wk-old Longyan laying ducks with similar body...

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Main Authors: Yanan Zhang, Zhiwei Zhuang, Tahir Mahmood, Yves Mercier, Yongyan Jin, Xuebing Huang, Kaichao Li, Shuang Wang, Weiguang Xia, Shenglin Wang, Miao Yu, Wei Chen, Chuntian Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2023-09-01
Series:Animal Nutrition
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405654523000471