Influence of dietary Vitamin E level on egg production of broiler breeders, and on the growth and immune response of progeny in comparison with the progeny from eggs injected with Vitamin E

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 73, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 307-317

  Hossain, S M ^a,c   Barreto, S L ^a   Bertechini, A G ^b   Rios, A M ^a   Silva, C G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Broiler breeder; Immunity; In ovo; Offspring performance; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040802632     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(98)00149-7     Document Type: Article

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