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Non-Ruminants Nutrition and Feeding

The effect of the chelated form of trace elements in diet on weight gain, production traits, egg specific gravity, immune system, blood parameters, liver enzymes, and progesterone hormone in Ross 308 broiler breeder chickens

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Pages 524-536 | Received 20 Jan 2023, Accepted 12 May 2023, Published online: 25 May 2023

Figures & data

Table 1. Supplemented amounts of trace minerals in experimental treatments (mg/kg).

Table 2. Ingredients and chemical composition of experimental diet (negative control) for broiler breeder chickens.

Table 3. Effect of chelated/non-chelated minerals on egg quantity characteristics (±SEM) at 54th – 61st weeks of ages.

Table 4. Effect of chelated/non-chelated minerals, age (week) and their interaction on egg specific gravity.

Table 5. Effect of chelated/non-chelated minerals, age (week) and their interaction on percentage of 2-yolk, thin shell, deformed, broken and small eggs.

Table 6. Effect of chelated/non-chelated minerals on immunity and blood constitutes and sexual hormone (±SEM) at 61st week of ages.

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Data availability statement

Raw data is available from corresponding author upon resonable request.

Code availability

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