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Effect of dietary supplemental nicotinic acid on growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality in three genotypes of chicken.
Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition - 1 Apr 2011
Jiang R R, Zhao G P, Chen J L, Zheng M Q, Zhao J P, Li P, Hu J, Wen J
Abstract excerpt
The effects of dietary supplemental nicotinic acid (NA) on growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality were investigated in three genotypes of chicken. Fast-growing AA (Arbor Acres) broilers were compared with two genotypes of a slow-growing local breed, Beijing-You, that had undergone selection for and against intramuscular fat content respectively (BJY+IMF and BJY-IMF). The treatments were...
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