Influence of glutamine and vitamin E on the performance and the immune responses of broiler chickens

This study aimed at evaluating the influence of Glutamine (Gln) and Vitamin E (VE) supplementation on the performance and immune response of broilers. A completely randomizes experimental design with a 2 x 3 (VE x Gln) factorial arrangement was used. VE was supplemented at 10 and 500 mg/kg feed, wit...

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Main Authors: MI Sakamoto, AE Murakami, TGV Silveira, JIM Fernandes, CAL de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2006-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2006000400007