Effect of chito-oligosaccharide supplementation on immunity in broiler chickens

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1651-1658

  Deng, Xingzhao ^a   Li, Xiaojing ^a   Liu, Pai ^a   Yuan, Shulin ^b   Zang, Jianjun ^a   Li, Songyu ^a   Piao, Xiangshu ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jiangsu Food Science College   (China)

Author keywords

Broiler; Chito oligosaccharide (CTC); Cytokines; Immune organ indices; NO

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 59549087122     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2008.80056     Document Type: Article

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