Limestone particle sizes and lighting regimens on egg and bone quality of laying hens

Abstract:The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of limestone particle sizes in the diet and of lighting regimes on the egg and bone quality and on the performance of commercial laying hens. Three hundred Hissex White layers, at 18 weeks of age, were distributed in a completely randomi...

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Main Authors: Regina Patrícia de Souza Xavier, Ednardo Rodrigues Freitas, Nádia Melo Braz, Nadja Naiara Pereira Farias, Raffaella Castro Lima, Pedro Henrique Watanabe, Germano Augusto Jerônimo Nascimento, Maria Simone Mendes Peixoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Embrapa Informação Tecnológica 2015-08-01
Series:Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2015000800718&lng=en&tlng=en