REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE AND SEXUAL MATURITY OF DOKKI-4 PULLETS 1.—Effect of Certain Feed Microadditives

Document Type : Research article

Authors

Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture Assiut University

Abstract

Three experim nts were conducted to investigate the effect of Zn, Mn, Cu 1111, supplements on the development of reproduc tive organs and sexual maturity of Dokki-4 pullets. It was detected in Experiment 1.(+ Zn, Mn and Cu) and in Experiment Il (+12), that the additives did not improve the studied criteria in the norma lly-grown chicks. However, in Experiment III the iodine additives stimulated the reprodutive development of the subnor mally-grown pullets and resulted, to some extent, in an earlier sexual maturity.