Productive performance, eggshell quality, and eggshell ultrastructure of laying hens fed diets supplemented with organic trace minerals

Poultry Science

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 104-113

  Stefanello, C ^a   Santos, T C ^a   Murakami, A E ^a   Martins, E N ^a   Carneiro, T C ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Copper; Manganese; Proteinate; Scanning electron microscope; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COPPER; MANGANESE; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; EGG LAYING; EGG SHELL; FEMALE; PROTEINATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

COPPER; MANGANESE; PROTEINATE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; ZINC;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIET; EGG SHELL; FEMALE; OVIPOSITION; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 84893803434     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2013-03190     Document Type: Article

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