Effects of dietary acetyl-L-carnitine on meat quality and lipid metabolism in arbor acres broilers

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1639-1644

  Zhang, Yong ^a,b   Qiugang, Ma ^a,b   Bai, Xiumei ^a   Zhao, Lihong ^a   Wang, Qiang ^a   Cheng, Ji ^a   Liu, Laiting ^b   Yin, Haicheng ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HENAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Acetyl L carnitine; Broiler; Carcass characteristics meat quality; Lipid metabolism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951655017     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2010.10168     Document Type: Article

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