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Polymorphism of the SCNN1g Gene and its Association with Eggshell Quality [PDF]
Poultry Science Journal, 2017 Eggshell quality is the main trait to assess egg quality. Marker assisted selection can be used to improve this trait. During eggshell formation, a mass of inorganic minerals is deposited. The Sodium Channel (SCNN1) gene family plays an essential role in
Kheirkhah Z +5 more
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Animals, 2020 The objective of this study was to evaluate hen performance and eggshell quality response to genotype, housing system, and feed calcium (Ca) level. For this purpose, an experiment was conducted on 360 laying hens of ISA Brown, Bovans Brown (commercial ...
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Poultry Science, 2021 : This study investigated the effects of dietary chloride (Cl) reduction on laying performance and eggshell quality by substitution of sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) or sodium sulfate (Na2SO4) for part of dietary sodium chloride (NaCl), and further explored
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The Effects of Egg Shape Index on Egg Quality Traits of Guinea Fowl (Numida meleagris)
Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2016 The aim of this study was to investigated the effects of the egg shape index on egg quality characteristics in Guinea fowl. For this, the eggs were classified in terms of egg shape index, as ≤ 75, < 76 -77 > and ≥ 78. A total of 100 Guinea fowl eggs were
Sezai Alkan +3 more
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The Effect of Eggshell Quality on Hatchability of Pure Chicken Breeds
Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023 Hatchability is affected by a variety of factors. Eggshell quality plays very important role among these factors. In this work we analysed eggshell quality, hatchability and embryonic mortality of pure chicken breeds New Hampshire, Oravka, Plymouth Rock,
Cyril Hrnčár +2 more
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The effect of breed and age on the gloss of chicken eggshells
Poultry Science, 2020 The monitoring of eggshell quality is important mainly in terms of production economy. Eggshell appearance is one of the most characteristics, influencing the purchasing behavior of consumers.
Quanlin Li +7 more
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Investigating the Effects of Using of Biochar as a Replacement for Minerals Premix in Layers Diet on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Their Egg Shells [PDF]
Biomechanism and Bioenergy Research, 2022 Biochar is a mineral compound with a low cost of production. This compound can also be used as a fertilizer in agriculture to help plants grow faster and is a main source of bioenergy for heating and cooking. The goal of this study was to investigate how
Fatemeh Ahmadi +3 more
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Response of three laying hen genotypes to two feed calcium levels
Czech Journal of Animal Science, 2019 The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of two dietary Ca levels (3.00% vs 3.50%) in three hen genotypes (ISA Brown, Bovans Brown and Moravia BSL) on their laying performance and quality of their eggs.
Mohamed Ketta +2 more
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Animals, 2023 Internal egg and eggshell quality are often deteriorated in aging laying hens, which causes huge economic losses in the poultry industry. Selenium yeast (SY), as an organic food additive, is utilized to enhance laying performance and egg quality.
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Animal, 2021 Dietary sodium (Na) levels were related to the content of the eggshell matrix. We therefore speculated that dietary Na supplementation as sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) or sodium sulfate (Na2SO4) may improve eggshell quality. Additionally, dietary NaHCO3 or
Y. Fu +5 more
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