Effects of melittin on laying performance and intestinal barrier function of quails

ABSTRACT: To study the effects of melittin on egg-laying performance and intestinal barrier of quails, 240 quails (aged 70 d) were randomly divided into 4 groups with 6 replicates (10 quails per replicate). They were fed with basal diet (group B), basal diet + 0.08 g/kg melittin (group BA1), basal d...

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Main Authors: Zhili Li, Rongxu Liu, Xuehan Wang, Haigang Wu, Xianguo Yi, Li Huang, Qingming Qin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-02-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579122006496