Performance and bone integrity of broilers receiving dietary calcium at lower concentrations than current recommendations

alcium and phosphorus are the two major macro-minerals required for proper growth and bone mineralisation in broiler chickens. Typical feed ingredients in broiler rations are low in calcium and phosphorus and inorganic sources of calcium and phosphorus are therefore used to supplement the shortfall....

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Main Author: Venter, Christoffel
Other Authors: Jansen van Rensburg, Christine
Language:en
Published: University of Pretoria 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/77894
Venter, C 2019, Performance and bone integrity of broilers receiving dietary calcium at lower concentrations than current recommendations, MSc (Agric) Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/77894>