Effects of calcium to non-phytate phosphorus ratio and different sources of vitamin D on growth performance and bone mineralization in broiler chickens

ABSTRACT - A 7 × 2 factorial experiment was designed to test the effects of calcium (Ca) to non-phytate phosphorus (NPP) ratio (1.14, 1.43, 1.71, 2.00, 2.29, 2.57, and 2.86) and different sources of vitamin D (1α-hydroxycholecalciferol (1α-OH-D3) and 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25-OH-D3)) on growth p...

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Main Authors: Jincheng Han, Jianguo Wang, Guanhua Chen, Hongxia Qu, Jinliang Zhang, Chuanxin Shi, Yongfeng Yan, Yeonghsiang Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2016-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982016000100001&lng=en&tlng=en