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An Hsi Report: Human Health Implications Of Intensive Poultry Production And Avian Influenza, Humane Society International Jan 2008

An Hsi Report: Human Health Implications Of Intensive Poultry Production And Avian Influenza, Humane Society International

HSI REPORTS

The high stocking density, stress, unhygienic conditions, lack of sunlight, and breeding practices typical of industrial poultry and egg production systems may facilitate the emergence and spread of diseases, including highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses with public health implications such as H5N1.


Effects Of Dietary Boric Acid Supplementation On Performance, Eggshell Quality And Some Serum Parameters In Aged Laying Hens, Derya Yeşi̇lbağ, Mustafa Eren Jan 2008

Effects Of Dietary Boric Acid Supplementation On Performance, Eggshell Quality And Some Serum Parameters In Aged Laying Hens, Derya Yeşi̇lbağ, Mustafa Eren

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The effects of dietary boric acid (BA) supplementation on feed consumption, feed efficiency, egg production, egg weight, eggshell thickness, eggshell breaking strength, and some serum parameters (Ca, P, and Mg) were examined in 100 layer hens at 60 weeks of age. Commercial corn-soy-based layer diets were formulated as basal diets for the control treatment. Basal diets were supplemented with 25, 50, and 100 mg/kg BA (H_3BO_3), respectively, in experimental groups I, II, and III. In total, 4 dietary treatments were employed in the experiment. The experiment lasted 75 days. Feed efficiency and egg production values were not affected significantly by …