Short-Term Feeding Response in Chicks to Tea Saponin

Tea saponin is known to suppress chick growth rate by decreasing feed intake, although the mechanism by which tea saponin decreases feed intake remains obscure. Since tea saponin has bitter taste, palatability was suggested to be a major factor affecting feed intake. However, there are some experime...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hiroshi Ueda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Poultry Science Association 2001-10-01
Series:The Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpsa/38/4/38_4_282/_pdf/-char/en