L-carnitine and its use as a feed additive in poultry feeding a review

Revue de Medecine Veterinaire

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 134-142

  Arslan, C ^a  

^a KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Egg; L carnitine; Lipid metabolism; Poultry

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 33645756826     PISSN: 00351555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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