Egg white composition, antioxidant capacity, serum and yolk lipids and oxidative damage of the oviduct magnum in laying hens fed diets contaminated with different concentrations of cadmium

Total of 384 healthy 38-week-old hens were randomly divided into four treatments. Layers in four groups were fed a basal diet and a basal diet with Cd at the level of 15, 30 and 60 mg/kg for nine weeks. Results showed that Cd could dose-dependently deposited in magnum and a positive correlation occu...

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Main Authors: Mingkun Zhu, Ming Yan, Huaiyu Li, Xiaoting Zou, Muwang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2023.2184730