Dietary supplementation with astaxanthin alleviates ovarian aging in aged laying hens by enhancing antioxidant capacity and increasing reproductive hormones
ABSTRACT: We investigated the effects of astaxanthin supplementation on the egg quality, antioxidant capacity, and ovarian aging of aged laying hens. Six groups of 68-wk-old Hy-line brown laying hens with six replications each, fifteen chickens in each replicate were fed for 12 wk. The control group...
Main Authors: | Weizhao He, Hao Wang, Chaohua Tang, Qingyu Zhao, Junmin Zhang |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-01-01
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Series: | Poultry Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579122005545 |
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