Effect of dietary folic acid supplementation on the folate content of broiler chicken meat

British Poultry Science

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  McCann, M E E ^a,b   McCracken, K J ^a   Hoey, L ^c   Pentieva, K ^c   McNulty, H ^c   Scott, J ^d  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BLOOD; CHICKEN; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; LIVER; METABOLISM; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOLIC ACID; LIVER; PECTORALIS MUSCLES;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 3242724949     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660410001698399     Document Type: Conference Paper

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