Effect of dietary 25-hydroxycholecalciferol on the sternal mass of meat ducks under different vitamin regimens

Effect of dietary 25-hydroxycholecalciferol on the sternal mass of meat ducks under different vitamin regimens

Genetic selection and intensive nutrition for increased growth rate in meat-type ducks has resulted in an imbalance between pectorales increment and sternal mass, which is detrimental to productivity and welfare. Reducing body weight and increasing sternal mass probably reverses these adverse effect...

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Main Authors: H.Y. Zhang, Q.F. Zeng, S.P. Bai, J.P. Wang, X.M. Ding, Y. Xuan, Z.W. Su, G.S. Fraley, B. Yao, K.Y. Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Poultry Science
Subjects:
25-hydroxycholecalciferol
vitamin
sternal mass
meat duck
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579119577847

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