Performance, carcass yield, and qualitative characteristics of breast and leg muscles of broilers fed diets supplemented with vitamin E at different ages

The effects of vitamin E supplementation (300 mg/kg diet) in the diet of broiler chickens for different periods during rearing on the performance and qualitative traits of breast and leg muscles were evaluated. Seven hundred and twenty day-old chicks were distributed into six treatments: basal diet...

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Main Authors: FR Leonel, A Oba, ERL Pelicano, NMBL Zeola, MM Boiago, AM Scatolini, TMA Lima, PA Souza, HBA Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2007-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2007000200003