Effect of feed contamination with aflatoxin b1 and administration of exogenous corticosterone on japanese quail biochemical and immunological parameters

Poultry Science

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-54

  Nazar, F N ^a   Magnoli, A P ^a   Dalcero, A M ^b   Marin, R H ^a  

^a Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin contamination; Corticosterone; Japanese quail; Stress response

Indexed keywords

EID: 83755195874     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2011-01658     Document Type: Article

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