Corticosterone administration alters small intestinal morphology and function of broiler chickens

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1773-1778

  Hu, Xiaofei ^a   Guo, Yuming ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Activities of digestive enzymes; Broiler chickens; Corticosterone; Morphology; Xylose absorption

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 59549091493     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2008.80167     Document Type: Article

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