The experiment was conducted to study the effects of basic zinc chloride on laying performance, egg quali- ty and zinc content in yolk of laying hens.Two hundred and forty green shell laying hens were randomly assigned to 4 groups with 6 replicates per group and 10 hens per replicate.The laying hens of group A were fed with basal diet,and those of groups B, C ,D were fed with basal diets containing 80,120 mg/kg and 160 mg/kg basic zinc chloride respectively. The experiment lasted for 35 days,including 7 days for pretest.The results showed that ...