Chromium picolinate can ameliorate the negative effects of heat stress and enhance performance, carcass and meat traits in broiler chickens by reducing the circulatory cortisol level

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 787-796

  Samanta, Saikat ^a   Haldar, Sudipto ^a   Bahadur, Vijay ^a   Ghosh, Tapan K ^a  

^a WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF ANIMAL AND FISHERY SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Broiler chickens; Carcass traits; Chromium; Cortisol; Dose response; Feed restriction; Heat stress; Performance

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 40649083282     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3146     Document Type: Article

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