Performance, carcass yield, and meat quality of broilers supplemented with organic or inorganic zinc

ABSTRACT A total of 640 one-day-old Cobb broiler chicks, half male and half female, were reared up to 49 days of age. A completely randomized 2 × 4 factorial design was used. Experimental treatments consisted of four levels of organic zinc supplementation and one control (inorganic zinc supplementat...

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Main Authors: F.R. Bueno, C.A. Silva, A. Oba, M. Almeida, L.G. Medeiros, A.S. Pitarello, A.T. Shinyashike
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2020-04-01
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352020000100224&tlng=en