Effects of in ovo administration of vitamins on post hatch-growth, immunocompetence and blood biochemical profiles of broiler chickens

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 916-921

  Goel, Akshat ^a   Bhanja, Subrat Kumar ^a,b   Pande, Veena ^a,d   Mehra, Manish ^a   Mandal, Asitbaran ^a,c  

^a CENTRAL AVIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Poultry Housing and Management ^*  (India)

^c Avian Nutrition and Feed Technology   (India)

^d KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Blood biochemicals; Broiler chicken; In ovo feeding; Post hatch performance; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884577463     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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