Effects of dietary supplementation of quercetin on performance, egg quality, cecal microflora populations, and antioxidant status in laying hens

Poultry Science

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 347-353

  Liu, H N ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Hu, L L ^a   Suo, Y L ^a   Zhang, L ^a   Jin, F ^a   Feng, X A ^a   Teng, N ^a   Li, Y ^a  

^a NORTHEAST AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Antioxidant; Egg quality; Performance; Quercetin

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; QUERCETIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CECUM; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; EGG QUALITY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OOCYTE; PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT; EGG QUALITY; PERFORMANCE; QUERCETIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CECUM; CHICKENS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; OVUM; QUERCETIN; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84893785946     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2013-03225     Document Type: Article

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