Supplementation of guanidinoacetic acid to broiler diets: Effects on performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, and energy metabolism

Poultry Science

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 402-412

  Michiels, J ^a,b   Maertens, L ^c   Buyse, J ^d   Lemme, A ^e   Rademacher, M ^e   Dierick, N A ^a   de Smet, S ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Broiler; Creatine; Guanodinoacetic acid; Meat; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

CREATINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE; GUANIDINOACETIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CHICKENS; CREATINE; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLYCINE; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84855916561     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2011-01585     Document Type: Article

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