Use of L-carnitine and humate in laying quail diets

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 361-370

  Yalçin, Sakine ^a   Ergun A ^a   Erol, Handan ^b   Yalçin, Suzan ^c   Ozsoy B ^d  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blood parameters; Egg traits; Humate; L carnitine; Laying quail; Performance

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COTURNIX; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; EGG LAYING; EGG SHELL; EGG YOLK; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMIC SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CARNITINE; COTURNIX; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EGG SHELL; EGG YOLK; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; OVIPOSITION;

COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 23844463470     PISSN: 02366290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AVet.53.2005.3.9     Document Type: Article

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