Effects of Boron Supplementation to Diets Deficient in Calcium and Phosphorus on Performance with Some Serum, Bone and Fecal Characteristics of Broiler Chickens

Three levels of boron (0, 30, 60 ppm) were supplemented in practical corn-soybean based starter and grower diets, containing either adequate or inadequate Ca or P. A total of 1,800, 1-day-old sexed broiler chicks were assigned to six dietary treatments and fed with the experimental diets for 42 days...

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Main Authors: Mehmet Bozkurt, Kamil Küçükyılmaz, Abdullah Uğur Çatlı, Mustafa Çınar, Metin Çabuk, Erol Bintaş
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2012-02-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/25-32.pdf