Evaluation of Mintrex® copper as a source of copper in broiler diets

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 308-313

  Wang, Zurong ^a   Cerrate, Sandro ^a   Coto, Cesar ^a   Yan, Fenglan ^a   Waldroup, P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Broilers; Copper; Liver concentrations; Organic trace minerals

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 34548168347     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2007.308.313     Document Type: Article

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