Immunological cell and serum metabolite response of 60-week-old commercial laying hens to an alfalfa meal molt diet

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 604-608

  Landers, K L ^a   Moore, R W ^a   Dunkley, C S ^a   Herrera, P ^a   Kim, W K ^a   Landers, D A ^a   Howard, Z R ^a   McReynolds, J L ^b   Bryd, J A ^b   Kubena, L F ^b   Nisbet, D J ^b   Ricke, S C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN PLAINS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Immunological cell; Laying hens; Molt; Serum chemistry

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; CELLS; METABOLITES; NUTRITION;

ALFALFA; IMMUNOLOGICAL CELL; LAYING HENS; SERUM CHEMISTRY;

IMMUNOLOGY;

CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; KETONE BODY; MAGNESIUM; PROTEIN; URIC ACID;

BIRDS; CELLS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLITES; NUTRITION;

ALFALFA; BIOCHEMISTRY; DIET; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; METABOLITE; MOLT; POULTRY; SERUM;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CELL TYPE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET RESTRICTION; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; METABOLISM; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; DIET; LYMPHOCYTES; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MOLTING; ORGAN SIZE; OVIPOSITION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 35748953419     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.12.036     Document Type: Article

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