Effect of selenium sources on performance and meat characteristics of broiler chickens

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 403-409

  Peric L ^a   Milosevic N ^a   Zikic D ^a   Kanacki Z ^a   Dzinic N ^b   Nollet, L ^c   Spring, P ^d  

^a Horticulture and Landscape Architecture   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

^c Alltech Ireland   (Ireland)

^d Swiss College of Agriculture   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Broiler; Drip loss; Feathering; Inorganic; Organic; Selenium

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 73449138246     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/japr.2008-00017     Document Type: Article

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