Article
The effect of dietary calcium upon growth rate, food utilisation and plasma constituents in lines of chickens selected for aspects of growth or body composition.
British poultry science - 1 Sept 1990
Shafey T M, McDonald M W, Pym R A
Abstract excerpt
1. The effect of increasing dietary calcium from 10.3 to 20 g/kg on 5- to 17-day growth performance and plasma minerals, electrolytes, total protein, albumin and glucose in chickens from 4 lines selected for: high 8-week body weight (W), low abdominal fat (L), high abdominal fat (F) or at random...
Topics
- Animals
- Blood Glucose
- Breeding
- Calcium
- Calcium, Dietary
- Chickens
- Electrolytes
- Genotype
- Phosphates
- Potassium
- Serum Albumin
- Weight Gain