Dietary Supplementation With Didancao (Elephantopus scaber L.) Improves Meat Quality and Intestinal Development in Jiaji Ducks

Dietary Supplementation With Didancao (Elephantopus scaber L.) Improves Meat Quality and Intestinal Development in Jiaji Ducks

Didancao (Elephantopus scaber L.) has been used as a traditional herbal medicine and has exhibited a beneficial role in animal health. This study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with E. scaber on growth performance, meat quality, intestinal morphology, and microbiota comp...

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Main Authors: Chengjun Hu, Lihong Gu, Mao Li, Fengjie Ji, Weiping Sun, Dingfa Wang, Weiqi Peng, Dajie Lin, Quanwei Liu, Haofu Dai, Hanlin Zhou, Tieshan Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
Elephantopus scaber L.
ducks
feed conversion ratio
growth performance
meat quality
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.753546/full

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