Effects of excessive levels of sodium selenite on daily weight gain, mortality and plasma selenium concentration in chickens

Acta Veterinaria

Volumn 49, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 313-320

  Todorović, Mirjana ^a   Mihailovic M ^b   Hristov, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Chickens; Daily weight gain; Mortality; Plasma selenium concentration; Sodium selenite

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0347608975     PISSN: 05678315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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