Effects of Dietary Adenine on Growth, Feed Intake, Purine Excretion and Tissue Purine Concentrations in Young Chickens
It was examined whether dietary adenine has adverse effects on growth and feed intake in 2-month-old chickens as reported previously in younger chickens. The male chickens were fed ad libitum on control and adenine (0.96%) diets for 15 days. Dietary adenine retarded chicken growth, reduced feed inta...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Japan Poultry Science Association
2002-10-01
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| Series: | The Journal of Poultry Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpsa/39/4/39_4_285/_pdf/-char/en |