Dietary L-carnitine Improves Pulmonary Hypertensive Response in Broiler Chickens Subjected to Hypobaric Hypoxia

The present study was conducted to examine the effects of L-carnitine on pulmonary hypertensive response in broiler chickens reared at high altitude and exposed to hypobaric hypoxia. A total of 192 day-old male broilers (Cobb 500) were randomly assigned to 4 treatments and 4 replicates of 12 chicks...

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Main Authors: Azam Yousefi, Fariborz Khajali, Hossein Hassanpour, Zahra Khajali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Poultry Science Association 2013-04-01
Series:The Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpsa/50/2/50_0120145/_pdf/-char/en