Effects of copper source and level on intestinal physiology and growth of broiler chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 999-1007

  Arias, V J ^a   Koutsos, E A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Broiler chicken; Copper; Intestinal histology; Intestinal physiology

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

ATACAMITE; CHLORIDE; COPPER; COPPER SULFATE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; DUODENUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; ILEUM; INTESTINE; JEJUNUM; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; CHLORIDES; COPPER; COPPER SULFATE; DIET; DUODENUM; ILEUM; INTESTINES; JEJUNUM; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

EID: 33745547408     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.6.999     Document Type: Article

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