Effect of dietary supplementation of marigold pigment on immunity, skin and meat color, and growth performance of broiler chickens

Marigold flower extract, a natural pigment, was used to determine its effect on carcass and skin pigmentation, immunity and growth performance of broiler chickens. Two hundred and forty 1-day-old Arbor Acres broiler chicks were randomly distributed into four treatment groups with six replicates in a...

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Main Authors: N Rajput, M Naeem, S Ali, Y Rui, W Tian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2012-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2012000400009