Effect of butyric acid on the performance and carcass yield of broiler chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1418-1422

  Leeson, S ^a   Namkung, H ^a   Antongiovanni, M ^b   Lee, E H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Vetech Laboratories Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Broiler; Butyric acid; Coccidiosis; Growth promoter

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 24744443313     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/84.9.1418     Document Type: Article

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