Implications of dietary macronutrients for growth and metabolism in broiler chickens

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 541-556

  Swennen, Q ^a   Decuypere, E ^a   Buyse, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chicken; Dietary macronutrients; Endocrine functioning; Energy balance; Intermediary metabolism

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 38949100524     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: 17434777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0043933907001602     Document Type: Review

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