A Comparison of Natural (D-α-tocopherol) and Synthetic (DL-α-tocopherol Acetate) Vitamin E Supplementation on the Growth Performance, Meat Quality and Oxidative Status of Broilers

The present study was conducted to compare the supplementation of natural (D-α-tocopherol) and synthetic (DL-α-tocopherol acetate) vitamin E on the growth performance, meat quality, muscular antioxidant capacity and genes expression related to oxidative status of broilers. A total of 144 1 day-old A...

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Main Authors: K. Cheng, Y. Niu, X. C. Zheng, H. Zhang, Y. P. Chen, M. Zhang, X. X. Huang, L. L. Zhang, Y. M. Zhou, T. Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2016-05-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-29-5-681.pdf