Dietary L-carnitine influences broiler thigh yield

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 681-685

  Kidd, M T ^a   Gilbert, J ^a   Corzo, A ^a   Page, C ^a   Virden, W S ^a   Woodworth, J C ^a,b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lonza Inc USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Broiler; Carcass yield; Crude protein; L carnitine

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 67650948385     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2009.60665     Document Type: Article

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