Effect of feed restriction and different energy and protein levels of the diet on growth performance and growth hormone in broiler chickens

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-30

  Ghazanfari, Shokoufe ^a   Kermanshahi, H ^a   Nassiry, M R ^a   Golian, A ^a   Moussavi, A R H ^a   Salehi, A ^b  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Broiler; Energy; Feed restriction; Plasma growth hormone; Protein

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; PROTEIN; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST; CARCASS; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; DIET RESTRICTION; ENERGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH CURVE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN CONTENT; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SOYBEAN; WEIGHT GAIN;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77249101642     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2010.25.30     Document Type: Article

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