Effects of dietary iron on reproductive performance of Chinese Yellow broiler breeder hens during the egg-laying period

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of dietary iron (Fe) on reproductive performance of Chinese Yellow broiler breeder hens during the egg-laying period. A total of 480, 55-wk-old hens were balanced for laying rate and then randomly allotted into 5 groups, each with...

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Main Authors: Zhongyong Gou, Qiuli Fan, Long Li, Zongyong Jiang, Xiajing Lin, Xiaoyan Cui, Yibing Wang, Chuntian Zheng, Shouqun Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579120303023