High dietary copper induces oxidative stress and leads to decreased egg quality and reproductive performance of Chinese Yellow broiler breeder hens

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of dietary copper (Cu) on production, egg quality, and hatchability of Chinese Yellow broiler breeder hens and growth performance of their offspring. A total of 576 30-week-old hens were randomly allotted into 6 groups, each with 6 replicate...

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Main Authors: Zhongyong Gou, Qiuli Fan, Long Li, Yibing Wang, Xiajing Lin, Xiaoyan Cui, Jinling Ye, Fayuan Ding, Zhonggang Cheng, Khaled Abouelezz, Shouqun Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579120307860