Growth, carcass quality and serum constituents of slow growing chicks as affected by betaine addition to diets containing 2. Different levels of methionine

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 856-865

  Attia, Y A ^a   Hassan, R A ^b   Shehatta, M H ^b   Abd El Hady, Slawa B ^b  

^a DAMANHOUR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antibody response; Betaine; Growth performance; Meat quality; Methionine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896384532     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2005.856.865     Document Type: Article

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