Can exogenous betaine be an effective osmolyte in broiler chicks under water salinity stress?

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1729-1737

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Broiler; Exogenous betaine; Osmolytic effect; Packed cell volume; Performance; Saline water

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049143727     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2007.1729     Document Type: Article

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