Dietary vitamin A can improve immune function in heat-stressed broilers

Dietary vitamin A can improve immune function in heat-stressed broilers

This experiment was undertaken to evaluate the effect of dietary vitamin A on the performance and immune competence of broilers under heat stress (HS). A total of 180 birds, at 22 days of age, were randomly assigned to be reared either at 24°C (thermoneutral, TN, 24°C, constant) or 24°C to 38°C (hea...

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Main Authors: Z.Y. Niu, F.X. Wei, F.Z. Liu, X.G. Qin, Y.N. Min, Y.P. Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
vitamin A
immune response
heat stress
performance
broilers
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731109990358

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