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

C Stefanello, TC Santos, AE Murakami, EN Martins… - Poultry science, 2014 - Elsevier
This study was carried out with the purpose of evaluating the effect of supplementing hens'
diets with trace minerals from inorganic or organic sources on the productive performance …

Calcium and cholecalciferol levels in late-phase laying hens: effects on productive traits, egg quality, blood biochemistry, and immune responses

YA Attia, MA Al-Harthi… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Productive traits and immunity in laying hens decrease sharply during the late phase of
laying due to aging, which negatively affects the metabolism and hormonal status of the …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of hen aging on eggshell ultrastructure and shell mineral components

JA Park, SH Sohn - Korean journal for food science of animal …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The eggshell, which is a complex and highly ordered structure, is very important factor for
food safety and egg marketing. This study investigated the changes in eggshell structure …

[HTML][HTML] Organic trace minerals improve eggshell quality by improving the eggshell ultrastructure of laying hens during the late laying period

JL Qiu, Q Zhou, JM Zhu, XT Lu, B Liu, DY Yu, G Lin… - Poultry Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of low inclusion levels of organic
trace minerals (iron, copper, manganese, and zinc) on performance, eggshell quality, serum …

[HTML][HTML] Bone and eggshell quality throughout an extended laying cycle in three strains of layers spanning 50 years of selection

C Hanlon, K Takeshima, EG Kiarie, GY Bédécarrats - Poultry science, 2022 - Elsevier
Decades of intensive genetic selection in commercial layers has resulted in earlier
maturation, while sustaining high production rates to 100 wks of age (woa). To support …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of dietary supplementation of organic or inorganic manganese on eggshell quality, ultrastructure, and components in laying hens

YN Zhang, J Wang, HJ Zhang, SG Wu, GH Qi - Poultry Science, 2017 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the effects of dietary supplemental levels and sources of manganese
(Mn) on performance, eggshell quality, ultrastructure, and components in laying hens. A total …

Deterioration of eggshell quality in laying hens experimentally infected with H9N2 avian influenza virus

X Qi, D Tan, C Wu, C Tang, T Li, X Han, J Wang… - Veterinary …, 2016 - Springer
This study aimed to determine the mechanism by which H9N2 avian influenza virus (AIV)
affects eggshell quality. Thirty-week-old specific pathogen free egg-laying hens were …

Eggshell‐Based Unconventional Biomaterials for Medical Applications

ME Torres Gouveia, C Milhans, M Gezek… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Eggshells are one of the most abundant byproducts of food processing waste. Each
discarded eggshell represents a missed opportunity to convert a no‐cost waste material into …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary manganese supplementation modulated mechanical and ultrastructural changes during eggshell formation in laying hens

YN Zhang, HJ Zhang, SG Wu, J Wang, GH Qi - Poultry Science, 2017 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the mechanical and ultrastructural changes during eggshell formation
in laying hens by using the optimal levels of organic and inorganic manganese (Mn). A total …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and essential oil complex on productive performance, egg quality, and uterus antioxidant capacity of laying hens

P Zhao, L Yan, T Zhang, H Yin, J Liu, J Wang - Poultry Science, 2021 - Elsevier
This study was conducted to determine the effect of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (HDV) and
essential oils (EO) on the uterus antioxidant capacity, egg quality, and eggshell …