Effects of Ligustrum lucidum on egg production, egg quality, and caecal microbiota of hens during the late laying period

This study was conducted to determine the effects of diet supplementation of laying hens with Ligustrum lucidum (LL) on egg production, egg quality and caecal microbiota. A total of 360 72-week-old Hy-Line Brown laying hens were divided into three groups with four replicates of 30 birds each. The la...

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Main Authors: Xiaochen Chen, Yaowhen Zhang, Wenfeng Ma, Zhanbin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-12-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2020.1780167