Plasma thyroid hormone concentrations and ph values of some GI-tract segments of broilers fed on different dietary citric acid and microbial phytase levels

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-6

  Nourmohammadi, Rouhollah ^a   Hosseini, Seyed Mohammad ^a   Saraee, Hamed ^a   Arab, Alireza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRJAND   (Iran)

Author keywords

Analysis of variance (ANOVA); Broiler chicks; Broilers fed; Citric acid (CA); Gi tract segments; Intestinal bacteria; Microbial phytases (MP); Ph value; Phytase supplementation; Plasma triiodothyronine; Thyroid activity; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79960234711     PISSN: 15574555     EISSN: 15574563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajavsp.2011.1.6     Document Type: Article

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