Effects and Interactions of Dietary Levels of Vitamins A and E and Cholecalciferol in Broiler Chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 666-673

  Aburto, A ^a   Britton, W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone ash; Broiler; Cholecalciferol; Vitamin A; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; MINERAL; RETINOL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; BONE ASH; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; DIET; DRUG INTERACTION; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCIUM; CHICKENS; CHOLECALCIFEROL; DIET; DRUG INTERACTIONS; LIVER; MALE; MINERALS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0032066034     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/77.5.666     Document Type: Article

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