Effects of L-carnitine and niacin supplied by drinking water on fattening performance, carcass quality and plasma L-carnitine concentration of broiler chicks

Archives of Animal Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-136

  Celik L ^a   Ozturkcan O ^a   Inal, T C ^a   Canacankatan, N ^a   Kayrin, L ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blood plasma; Broiler; Carnitine; Niacin; Performance

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; DRINKING WATER; NICOTINIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH; NONHUMAN; WEIGHT GAIN; ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRINKING; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

GALLUS GALLUS;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CARNITINE; CHICKENS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRINKING; MALE; NIACIN; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 10744225499     PISSN: 1745039X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0003942031000107325     Document Type: Article

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