Decreases in aggression in tryptophan-supplemented broiler breeder males are not due to increases in blood niacin levels

Poultry Science

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 370-374

  Shea Moore, Margaret M ^a   Thomas, Owen P ^a   Mench, Joy A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Broiler; Niacin; Social dominance; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

NICOTINAMIDE; NICOTINIC ACID; TRYPTOPHAN;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHICKEN; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHICKENS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; MALE; NIACIN; NIACINAMIDE; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 0030099268     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.0750370     Document Type: Article

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