Effects of dietary zinc supplementation on broiler performance and nitrogen loss from manure

Poultry Science

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 34-38

  Kim, W K ^a   Patterson, P H ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia volatilization; Broiler manure; Microbial uricase; Uric acid; Zinc

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

NITROGEN; URIC ACID; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFATE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MANURE; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MANURE; NITROGEN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; URIC ACID; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFATE;

EID: 3142574867     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/83.1.34     Document Type: Article

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