Effects of chronic and early goitrogenic stimulation on thyroidal metabolism in the chicken and in the progeny

White Leghorn pullets were fed goitrogenic rapeseed meal or soybean meal during either or both the growing period and the laying period. Rapeseed meal was fed at a level of 17.5 percent of the starter-grower diet and 19.0 percent of the layer diet. Control rations contained 11.0 and 13.1 percent of...

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Main Author: Leung, Peter Chung Kwor
Language:English
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/19277