Effects of dietary inclusion of alfalfa meal on laying performance, egg quality, intestinal morphology, caecal microbiota and metabolites in Zhuanghe Dagu chickens

Effects of dietary inclusion of alfalfa meal on laying performance, egg quality, intestinal morphology, caecal microbiota and metabolites in Zhuanghe Dagu chickens

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary inclusion of alfalfa meal (AM) on the productive performance of Zhuanghe Dagu chickens. A total of 288 35-week-age layers were randomly assigned into four dietary treatments in a 35-day trial. Dietary conditions were based on a basal die...

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Main Authors: Yan Cui, Zipeng Diao, Wentao Fan, Jiali Wei, Jiasheng Zhou, Hongyan Zhu, Desheng Li, Longwei Guo, Yumin Tian, Hui Song, Yuhong Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
Subjects:
alfalfa meal
productive performance
intestinal morphology
intestinal metabolic function
dagu chicken
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2022.2067009

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2022.2067009

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