Effect of yeast chromium and L-carnitine on lipid metabolism-of broiler chickens

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1809-1815

  Wang, Jundong ^a   Du, Rong ^a   Qin, Jian ^a   Wang, Shaolin ^a,b   Wang, Wenkui ^a   Li, Hongquan ^a   Pang, Quanhai ^a  

^a SHANXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Broiler Chickens; Cooperative Effect; L carnitine; Lipid Metabolism; Yeast Chromium

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0345095019     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2003.1809     Document Type: Article

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