Fermented Astragalus in diet improved laying performance, egg quality, antioxidant and immunological status and intestinal microbiota in laying hens

Abstract In the era of increased antibiotic resistance and ever-stricter control on antibiotic use, it is urgent to develop green, safe, and non-residue alternatives to antibiotics applied to the poultry industry. To this end, we supplied the potential Lactobacillus plantarum (L. plantarum) fermente...

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Main Authors: Hong-Tao Shi, Bai-Yu Wang, Chuan-Zhou Bian, Ying-Qian Han, Hong-Xing Qiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-08-01
Series:AMB Express
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13568-020-01092-6