Vitamin requirements: Is there basis for re-evaluating dietary specifications?

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 255-266

  Leeson, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Designer poultry products; Immune response; Nutraceutical; Vitamin

Indexed keywords

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EID: 34250838631     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: 17434777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0043933907001444     Document Type: Article

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