Effects of maternal and dietary vitamin A on growth performance, meat quality, antioxidant status, and immune function of offspring broilers

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of maternal and dietary vitamin A (VA) level on growth performance, meat quality, antioxidant status, and immune function of offspring broilers. Chinese yellow-feathered breeder hens were fed a basal diet supplemented with 0, 5,400, 10,800, and 21,60...

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Main Authors: Yibing Wang, Long Li, Zhongyong Gou, Fang Chen, Qiuli Fan, Xiajing Lin, Jinling Ye, Chang Zhang, Shouqun Jiang
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/S0032579120302200