Figures & data
Table 1. Ingredient and chemical composition of the experimental diets.
Table 2. The temperature degrees (TdboC) and relative humidity (RH, %) during the experimental periods.
Table 3. Effect of dietary arginine/lysine ratio (Arg/lys) on final and change body weight (BW) and egg production, egg weight and egg mass of Mandara breeding hens under cyclic heat stress.
Table 4. Effect of dietary arginine/lysine ratio (Arg/lys) on feed intake, feed conversion ratio, fertility and hatchability of total and fertile eggs and survival rate of Mandara breeding hens under cyclic heat stress condition.
Table 5. Effect of dietary arginine/lysine ratio on nutrient digestibility traits of Mandara breeding hens under cyclic heat stress condition.
Table 6. Effect of dietary arginine/lysine ratio (Arg/lys) on some external and internal egg quality traits of Mandara breeding hens under cyclic heat stress condition.
Table 7. Effect of dietary arginine/lysine ratio (Arg/lys) on some hematological parameters of Mandara breeding hens under cyclic eat stress condition.
Table 8. Effect of dietary arginine/lysine ratio (Arg/lys) on some biochemical parameters of Mandara breeding hens under cyclic heat stress condition.
Table 9. Effect of dietary arginine/lysine ratio (Arg/lys) on lipid profile of Mandara breeding hens under cyclic heat stress condition.
Table 10. Effect of dietary arginine/lysine ratio (Arg/lys) on some hormone’s activity and immune parameters of Mandara breeding hens under cyclic heat stress condition.
Data availability statement
The data are available upon official request from the principal investigator and with the permission of the funding agent.