The effects of nutritional factors on behavior and plasma corticosterone concentration in the white leghorn chicken
The effects of various dietary treatments on metabolic responses related to adrenal functions have been studied in growing white leghorn chickens. Birds fed a diet containing 20.9% of protein and deficient in lysine (.51%) showed higher plasma c0rticoster0ne concentrations, increased adrenal size, a...
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| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/18708 |