Macleaya cordata extract improves egg quality by altering gut health and microbiota in laying hens

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the effect of Macleaya cordata extract (MCE) on the performance, gut health, and microbiota of laying hens. A total of 192 thirty-wk-old Hyline brown laying hens were randomly divided into 4 treatment groups. The CON group received a basal diet, while the low (MCE25...

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Main Authors: Guoxin Zhang, Bochen Song, Xue Pan, Chake Keerqin, Okasha Hamada, Zhigang Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579124009738
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