The influence of dietary boron supplementation on egg quality and serum calcium, inorganic phosphorus, magnesium levels and alkaline phosphatase activity in laying hens

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 203-210

  Eren, Meryem ^a   Uyanik, Fatma ^a   Kucukersan S ^b  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BORON; CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHATE;

ADAPTATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; EGG LAYING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD INTAKE; HEN; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 1842737757     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2003.11.004     Document Type: Article

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