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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2019

Effects of Ginger Extract on Laying Performance, Egg Quality, and Antioxidant Status of Laying Hens.

Chao Wen, Yunfeng Gu, Zhengguo Tao, Zongjia Cheng, Tian Wang, Yanmin Zhou

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chao WenCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China. wenage@163.com.
Yunfeng GuCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China. 13705187568@163.com.
Zhengguo TaoLeader Bio-technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510663, China. ttaaoo888@sina.com.
Zongjia ChengLeader Bio-technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510663, China. chengzongjia@leadergz.com.
Tian WangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China. tianwangnjau@163.com.
Yanmin ZhouCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China. zhouym@njau.edu.cn.
Nanjing Agricultural University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of ginger extract (GE) as a dietary supplement for laying hens. A total of 40-week-old 288 Hyline Brown laying hens were randomly divided into two groups with six replicates, and fed a basal diet with or without 100 g/t GE for eight weeks. Dietary GE supplementation increased egg weight, albumin height, and Haugh unit of eggs, and decreased yolk cholesterol content and activities of alanine transaminase and aspartate transaminase in serum at eight weeks. Moreover, GE resulted in higher total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD) activity and lower malondialdehyde (MDA) content in yolk at four and eight weeks and in serum. It was concluded that GE was effective in increasing egg weight and improving the egg quality and antioxidant status of laying hens.

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antioxidant statusegg qualityginger extractlaying hen

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PMID31652863
PMCPMC6912797
OpenAlexW2981494356

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