Effects of dietary ascorbic acid supplementation on growth performance, carcass, bone quality and blood parameters in broilers during natural summer temperature

Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 139-147

  Konca, Y ^a   Kirkpinar, F ^a   Melt, S ^a   Yurtseven, S ^b  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Broiler; Summer heat stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 67549140466     PISSN: 16839919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajava.2009.139.147     Document Type: Article

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