Effects of long-term supplementation of laying hens with high concentrations of cholecalciferol on performance and egg quality

Poultry Science

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2930-2937

  Persia, M E ^a   Higgins, M ^a   Wang, T ^a   Trample, D ^a   Bobeck, E A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholecalciferol; Egg quality; Laying hen; Performance; Value added egg

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 84885946287     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2013-03243     Document Type: Article

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