Growth performance and carcass characteristics of broilers fed diets varying in supplemental copper concentrations from 29 to 53 days of age1

Summary: High concentrations of dietary Cu have been shown to improve growth performance of broilers raised without antibiotics. A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of feeding high concentrations of dietary Cu to male broilers from 29 to 53 D of age. Broilers received common diets containi...

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Main Authors: S.C. Philpot, K.R. Perryman, W.A. Dozier, III
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Applied Poultry Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1056617119322391