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Broiler chicks fed low calcium diets. 1. Influence of zeolite on growth rate and parameters of bone metabolism.
Broiler chicks fed low calcium diets. 1. Influence of zeolite on growth rate and parameters of bone metabolism.
- Source :
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Poultry science [Poult Sci] 1990 Sep; Vol. 69 (9), pp. 1539-43. - Publication Year :
- 1990
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Abstract
- An experiment with a factorial arrangement of treatments was conducted using five levels of dietary calcium and two levels of zeolite A. When dietary calcium was deficient or marginal, zeolite A improved calcium utilization, as evidenced by improved growth rate and a reduction in rachitic lesions. There was little benefit from adding zeolite A to diets adequate in calcium. The effect of zeolite A on the incidence of tibial dyschondroplasia was inconsistent.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Body Weight
Calcium blood
Calcium, Dietary metabolism
Chickens metabolism
Incidence
Male
Osteochondrodysplasias etiology
Osteochondrodysplasias veterinary
Phosphorus blood
Poultry Diseases etiology
Tibia abnormalities
Zeolites
Aluminum Silicates pharmacology
Bone and Bones metabolism
Calcium, Dietary administration & dosage
Chickens growth & development
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0032-5791
- Volume :
- 69
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Poultry science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 2174151
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3382/ps.0691539