Dietary threonine needs for growth and immunity of broilers raised under different litter conditions

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 574-582

  Corzo, A ^a   Kidd, M T ^a   Dozier III, W A ^b   Pharr, G T ^c   Koutsos, E A ^d  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast meat yield; Broiler; Immunity; Litter; Threonine

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 37249038129     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/japr.2007-00046     Document Type: Article

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