Improvement of eggshell quality by dietary N-carbamylglutamate supplementation in laying chickens

Egg quality defects seriously reduce the quality grade and increase egg breakage in egg marketing activities. In this study, the effect of N-carbamylglutamate (NCG) on eggshell quality was investigated by evaluating calcium absorption and calcification in laying hens. A total of 30 newly hatched fem...

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Main Authors: Yanfen Ma, Jinwei Yao, Shuo Zhou, Yuling Mi, Jian Li, Caiqiao Zhang
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/S0032579120302418