Effects of higher levels of chromium and copper on broiler health and performance during the peak tropical summer season

Veterinarski Arhiv

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 395-408

  Ahmad, Fiaz ^a   Javed, Muhammad Tariq ^a   Sandhu, Mansoor Abdullah ^a   Kausar, Razia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Body mass; Broilers; Carcass mass; Chromium; Copper sulphate; Feed conversion ratio; Nicotinic acid; Organs mass

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM CHLORIDE; COPPER; COPPER SULFATE; NICOTINIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BODY MASS; CARCASS; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART; HISTOLOGY; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MASS; NONHUMAN; ORGAN; PERFORMANCE; SUMMER;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 8444233641     PISSN: 03725480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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