Betaine and Antioxidants Improve Growth Performance, Breast Muscle Development and Ameliorate Thermoregulatory Responses to Cyclic Heat Exposure in Broiler Chickens
Heat stress (HS) is an environmental stressor challenging poultry production and requires a strategy to cope with it. A total of 288-day-old male broiler chicks were fed with one of the following diets: basal diet, basal with betaine (BET), or with selenium and vitamin E (AOX), or with a combination...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-09-01
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| Series: | Animals |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/8/10/162 |