Plasma concentrations of thyroid hormone and growth hormone in lohmann male broilers fed on different dietary energy and protein levels

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 457-462

  Moravej, Hossein ^a   Khazali, Homayoun ^b   Shivazad, Mahmod ^a   Mehrabani Yeganeh, Hassan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Broiler; Energy; Growth hormone; Protein; Thyroxine; Triiodothyronine

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 33747367425     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2006.457.462     Document Type: Article

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