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Interaction between genotype and dietary concentrations of methionine for immune function in commercial broilers.
British poultry science - 1 Mar 2003
Rama Rao S V, Praharaj N K, Ramasubba Reddy V, Panda A K
Abstract excerpt
1. Growth, antibody response to sheep red blood cells (SRBC) and resistance to Escherichia coli were measured in broiler female chicks received from 4 (n = 100 in each) commercial genotypes (A, B, C and D) and fed with maize-soybean-deoiled rice bran based diets containing 4 concentrations of methionine (3.91, 4.46, 5.00 and 5.54 g/kg). The diets were fed ad libitum from 1 to 49 d of age. 2. Body weight gain and...
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