Growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat and egg quality, and intestinal microbiota in Beijing-you chicken on diets with inclusion of fresh chicory forage

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of fresh chicory forage in chicken diets on growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat and egg quality, as well as intestinal microbiota. A total of 600 healthy 16 weeks female Beijing-you chickens were randomly assigned to four dietary treatm...

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Main Authors: Mingli Zheng, Peichun Mao, Xiaoxia Tian, Lin Meng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2019.1643794