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Effects of faba beans with different concentrations of vicine and convicine on egg production, egg quality and red blood cells in laying hens.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Aug 2017
Lessire M, Gallo V, Prato M, Akide-Ndunge O, Mandili G, Marget P, Arese P, Duc G
Abstract excerpt
The faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is a potential source of proteins for poultry, mainly for laying hens whose protein requirements are lower than those of other birds such as growing broilers and turkeys. However, this feedstuff contains anti-nutritional factors, that is, vicine (V) and convicine (C) that are already known to reduce laying hen performance. The aim of the experiment reported here was to evaluate the...
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