Performance characteristics (FI, EP, EW, egg mass (EM), feed conversion ratio (FCR) and mortality), egg internal qualities (HU, yolk index (YI) and albumen index (AI), yolk and albumen pH) and external qualities (egg shell thickness (EST), egg specific gravity (ESG) and percentage of cracked eggs (CE)) were evaluated three times during the 84-d experiment period
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Ferreiras research is supported by the Fundao de Amparo Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) and National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
[11] In practice, sermorelin is almost never used during pregnancy, since treating chronic growth hormone deficiency can typically be deferred and other therapies (if needed) would be chosen if GH support was truly required