High-Zinc Diet Effects on Molting Hens: Multi-Omics Measurements

A dataset from a study comparing fasting-induced molting to zinc oxide supplementation in 384 Lohmann Pink hens. It includes serum, cecal, and ovarian samples across six stages from pre-molt to post-molt recovery, measuring physiological and production outcomes. The data was published by Ling Chang on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Compare molting methods based on production metrics like days to lay cessation and recovery
• Analyze microbiome-metabolome associations based on multi-omics data mentioned in the description
• Model the relationship between zinc supplementation and physiological stress markers like IL-1β and LPS
• Investigate correlations between microbial enrichment and egg quality parameters like albumen height and Haugh unit

Strengths

• Includes data from 384 hens, providing a substantial sample size for animal studies
• Captures multi-omics data across six distinct biological stages
• Reports specific, quantitative results such as 5.75 vs. 8.87 days to lay cessation

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• The dataset is small (290.5 KB), indicating limited scope or summary-level data

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Experimental study comparing fasting and high-zinc diets in laying hens, with biological sampling.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 04:45:19; freshness should be verified