The Impact of Alternative Dietary Replacement of Inorganic Copper Salt with Organic and Nano Form on Productive Performance and Egg Quality Characteristics of Laying Hens
The Impact of Alternative Dietary Replacement of Inorganic Copper Salt with Organic and Nano Form on Productive Performance and Egg Quality Characteristics of Laying Hens
Mohamed I. El-Katcha1, Mosaad A. Soltan1, Seham M. El-Kassas2*, Mahmoud M. Arafa3, El-Sayed R. Kawarei 3, Karima M. El-Naggar1*
Fig. 1.
Characteristics of CuO-NPs. A, represents the TEM images of the synthesized CuO particles with average size of the observed particles is ~ 50 nm. B, shows CuO-NPs powder XRD pattern.
Fig. 2.
Ileum of laying hens supplemented with different levels and sources of copper. A, laying hen supplemented with inorganic Cu (8 mg/kg diet), B and C, denote laying hens supplemented with organic Cu (8 and 4 mg/kg diet, respectively), D and E, represent laying hen supplemented with Cu nanoparticles (8 and 4 mg/kg diet, respectively). Arrow represents reduced villi length and thickness as well as slight necrotic enteritis. Arrowhead indicates moderate lymphoid depletion.
December 2023
Pakistan J. Zool., Vol. 55, Iss. 6, pp. 2501-3000
