The effect of betaine on water salinity tolerance in broiler chicks

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 860-864

  Honarbakhsh, Shirin ^a   Zaghari, Mojtaba ^a   Shivazad, Mahmood ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Betaine; Blood parameters; Male; Osmolarity; TDS

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; BODY WEIGHT; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DUODENUM; FLUID INTAKE; HEMATOCRIT; HOMEOSTASIS; ILEUM; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PLASMA OSMOLALITY; POULTRY FARMING; SALT STRESS; SALT TOLERANCE;

EID: 34948906308     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2007.860.864     Document Type: Article

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