A new type of defatted green microalgae exerts dose-dependent nutritional, metabolic, and environmental impacts in broiler chicks

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 358-366

  Gatrell, S K ^a,b   Derksen, T J ^a,c   O'Neil E V ^a,d   Lei, X G ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone strength; DNA; Microalgae; Phosphorus; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 85031894400     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: 15370437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/japr/pfx003     Document Type: Article

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