Poult performance as influenced by age of dam, genetic line, and dietary vitamin E

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 939-942

  Siegel, P B ^a   Blair, M ^b   Gross, W B ^a   Meldrum, B ^a   Larsen, C ^a   Boa Amponsem, K ^a   Emmerson, D A ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Adisseo Inc   (United States)

^c Aviagen   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold stress; Feed conversion; Growth; Immunocompetence; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AVES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; VITAMIN;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVIAN STOMACH; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; COLD; DOSE RESPONSE; EGG YOLK; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOLOGY; LIVER; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; TURKEY (BIRD);

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; COLD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EGG YOLK; GIZZARD; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LIVER; ORGAN SIZE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TURKEYS; VITAMIN E; VITAMINS;

EID: 33745099014     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.5.939     Document Type: Article

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