Growth Performance, Carcass Traits and Serum Mineral Chemistry as Affected by Dietary Sodium and Sodium Salts Fed to Broiler Chickens Reared under Phase Feeding System

A basal diet (0.8 g/kg dNa) was formulated in which each of the two sources (NaHCO3 and Na2SO4) were supplemented in such a way to attain four levels (1.7, 2.6, 3.5, and 4.4 g/kg) of total dNa, respectively, under 4×2 factorial arrangement. Eight dietary treatments were replicated four times, with 4...

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Main Authors: M. M. H. Mushtaq, T. N. Pasha, Saima, M. Akram, T. Mushtaq, R. Parvin, U. Farooq, S. Mehmood, K. J. Iqbal, J. Hwangbo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2013-12-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-26-12-1742-11.pdf