The role of organic selenium in cadmium toxicity: effects on broiler performance and health status

This work was part of a project designed to assess whether organic selenium (Se) can protect against the toxic effects of cadmium (Cd). A total of 300 1-day-old, as hatched, broilers were randomly distributed in four dietary treatments with five replicate pens per treatment. In T1 treatment, broiler...

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Main Authors: A. Al-Waeli, E. Zoidis, A.C. Pappas, N. Demiris, G. Zervas, K. Fegeros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731112001590