Effect of curcumin on laying performance, egg quality, endocrine hormones, and immune activity in heat-stressed hens

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of curcumin on laying performance, egg quality, biochemical indicators, hormone levels, and immune activity in hens under heat stress. Hy-Line brown hens (280-day-old) were fed with 0, 100, 150, and 200 mg/kg of curcumin during a 42-D experiment. Compa...

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Main Authors: Mengjie Liu, Yinglin Lu, Peng Gao, Xiaolei Xie, Dongfeng Li, Debing Yu, Minli Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579119579111