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Ulvan extracted from green seaweeds as new natural additives in diets for laying hens
- Source :
- Journal of Applied Phycology. 30:2017-2027
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018.
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Abstract
- Ulvan extracted from the green seaweed Ulva was added in laying hen diets. The effect of ulvan on laying performance, egg quality, immunity function, and antioxidant capacity was evaluated using Hy-Line Brown hens. Six groups of birds (n = 864, 61 weeks old) were fed on the basal diet containing ulvan at 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.5, 0.8, and 1% for 8 weeks. The results were compared with the control group. Ulvan at concentrations of 0.1 to 1% can significantly improve the egg production (P
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
food.ingredient
biology
Cholesterol
02 engineering and technology
Plant Science
Aquatic Science
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Malondialdehyde
Feed conversion ratio
Superoxide dismutase
03 medical and health sciences
Antioxidant capacity
chemistry.chemical_compound
030104 developmental biology
Blood serum
food
chemistry
Yolk
biology.protein
Food science
Eggshell
0210 nano-technology
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Details
- ISSN :
- 15735176 and 09218971
- Volume :
- 30
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Applied Phycology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........c25e96a009f147b8c9cf7c65349e6d80