Effect of stocking density and alpha-lipoic acid on the growth performance, physiological and oxidative stress and immune response of broilers

Objective The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of stocking density and alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) on the growth performance, feed utilization, carcass traits, antioxidative ability and immune response of broilers. Methods A total of 1,530 22-day-old male broilers (Arbor Acres) with comparable...

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Main Authors: Wenjia Li, Fengxian Wei, Bin Xu, Quanyou Sun, Wen Deng, Huihui Ma, Jie Bai, Shaoyu Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2019-12-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-18-0939.pdf