Performance and bone health of broilers reared under artificial lighting and supplemented with different levels of vitamin D3
Tainá Silva Brandão Lopes,
Mariana Diniz Costa Vasconcelos,
Bruno Teixeira Antunes Costa
et al.
Abstract:This study aimed to investigate the effects of different levels of vitamin D 3 in broiler diets on performance and bone health. A total of 360 one-day old male Cobb500 ® broiler chicks were subjected to five treatments of different levels of vitamin D 3 in diets during two rearing phases: 0 IU/kg in both phases; 625 IU/kg in starter and 500 IU/kg in grower phase (25% of commercial inclusion); 1,250 IU/kg in starter and 1,000 IU/kg in grower phase (50% of commercial inclusion); 1,875 IU/kg in starter and 1,500 … Show more
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