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| Pelícia,K; Garcia,EA; Scherer,MRS; Móri,C; Dalanezi,JA; Faitarone,ABG; Molino,AB; Berto,DA. |
| This study aimed at verifying the possibility of replacing calcitic limestone by marine calcium in the diet of layers. A total number of 321 Hi-sex hens, with 40 weeks of age at the beginning of the experiment, was used. A completely randomized experimental design was applied, with 5 treatments (0, 15, 30, 45, and 60 % of calcitic limestone replacement by marine calcium source) and eight replicates of eight birds each. Treatments significantly affected specific gravity (p<0.05), with the inclusion of 60% marine calcium (T5) presenting the worst result as compared to T1, which included only calcitic limestone as calcium source. It was concluded that marine calcium can replace up to 45% of calcitic limestone with no effects on performance or egg quality. |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Alternative calcium source; Eggshell quality; Limestone replacement; Marine algae; Marine calcium. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2007000200005 |
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