Effects of in ovo administration of betaine and choline on hatchability results, growth and carcass characteristics and immune response of broiler chickens

The effect of <em>in ovo</em> administration of different levels of betaine and choline on egg hatchability, immune response, growth and carcass traits of broiler chickens was studied. Four thousand hatching eggs from Ross 308 broiler breeder layers, weighed individually, were incubated...

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Main Authors: Jafar Gholami, Ali A.A. Qotbi, Alireza Seidavi, Adele Meluzzi, Siria Tavaniello, Giuseppe Maiorano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-05-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/3694