The effect of supplemental glutamine on growth performance, development of the gastrointestinal tract, and humoral immune response of broilers

Poultry Science

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1940-1947

  Bartell, S M ^a   Batal, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler chick; Gastrointestinal tract; Glutamine; Immune response

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 35348905402     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/86.9.1940     Document Type: Article

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