Use of vitamin D to reduce lameness in broilers reared in harsh environments

In tropical poultry-producing countries, poultry houses usually have little environmental control. This study investigated the effect of dietary vitamin D on the incidence of leg abnormalities of a fast-growing broiler strain reared under harsh conditions. In this study, 300 one-day-old male broiler...

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Main Authors:	I de A Nääs, M dos S Baracho, LGF Bueno, DJ de Moura, R do A Vercelino, DD Salgado
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	Fundação de Apoio à Ciência e Tecnologia Animal 2012-09-01
Series:	Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
Subjects:	Feet force measurement leg abnormalities vitamin D supplement
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2012000300002
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