gut health and serum growth hormone level of broiler chicken fed dietary chitin and chitosan from cricket and shrimp
Growth hormones (GH) alone does not explain the growth rate in the chicken as growth in an animal is multi-factorial. Normal morphology of the intestinal villus and crypt, with adequate regulation of intestinal nutrient transporters, is essential to a healthy gut. Nutrition plays a significant role...
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2019
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