Examination of the composition of the luminal fluid in the small intestine of broilers and absorption of amino acids under various ambient temperatures measured in vivo

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 223-233

  Mitchell, M A ^a   Lemme, A ^b  

^a Roslin Welfare Consultants   (United Kingdom)

^b EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Broiler; In vivo absorption; Luminal fluid; Methionine sources

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749118421     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2008.223.233     Document Type: Article

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