Evaluation of industry strategies to supply dietary chelated trace minerals (Zn, Mn, and Cu) and their impact on broiler breeder hen reproductive performance, egg quality, and early offspring performance
SUMMARY: Dietary trace minerals have profound functions in broiler breeder reproduction. Organic hydroxy analog of methionine (HMTBa) trace minerals have been included at lower levels in poultry feeds compared to inorganic sources without affecting performance and in some cases improving it. We comp...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Applied Poultry Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1056617123000260 |