Effect of dietary betaine on performance, immunocompetence and gut contents osmolarity of broilers challenged with a mixed coccidial infection

Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 193-201

  Hamidi, H ^a   Jahanian, R ^a   Pourreza, J ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Betaine; Coccidiosis; Iga; Moisture of gut contents; Osmolarity

Indexed keywords

AVES; EIMERIA; EIMERIA ACERVULINA; EIMERIA TENELLA; GALLUS GALLUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 76049108645     PISSN: 16839919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajava.2010.193.201     Document Type: Article

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