Vitamin E can alleviate the depressed egg production of heat-stressed laying hens

British Poultry Science

Volumn 39, Issue SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Whitehead, C G ^a   Bollengier Lee, S ^a   Mitchell, M A ^a   Williams, P E V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; CHICKEN; EGG; HEAT INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; EGGS; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; POULTRY DISEASES; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0032241791     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. BOLLENGIER-LEE, S., MITCHELL, M.A., UTOMO, D.B., WILLIAMS, P.E.V. & WHITEHEAD, C.C. (1998) Influence of high dietary vitamin E supplementation on egg production and plasma characteristics in hens subject to heat stress. British Poultry Science, 39: 106-112
2. UTOMO, D.B., MITCHELL, M.A. & WHITEHEAD, C.C. (1994) Effects of α-tocopherol supplementation on plasma egg yolk precursor concentrations in laying hens exposed to heat stress. British Poultry Science, 38: 828.