Effects of astragalus membranaceus on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and antioxidant status of broiler chickens

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 151-158

  Wang, H F ^a   Yang, W R ^a   Yang, H W ^a   Wang, Y ^b   Yang, Z B ^a   Jiang, S Z ^a   Zhang, G G ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Astragalus membranaceus root; Astragalus polysaccharides; Broiler chicken; Carcass characteristics; Growth

Indexed keywords

ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; GALLUS GALLUS; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77958591615     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064702.2010.511255     Document Type: Article

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