Long-term effects of early-life dietary L-carnitine on lymphoid organs and immune responses in Leghorn-type chickens

Summary The long‐term effects of supplementing Leghorn‐type chickens with dietary L‐carnitine after hatching for 4 weeks on growth, lymphoid organ weights, humoral and cell‐mediated immune responses were assessed in a 12‐week study. A commercial starter feed supplemented with 0 (control), 100 (LC) o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition 2006-02, Vol.90 (1-2), p.81-86
Hauptverfasser:	Deng, K., Wong, C. W., Nolan, J. V.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal Feed Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Animals Antibody Formation - drug effects Antibody Formation - physiology Bursa of Fabricius - drug effects Bursa of Fabricius - physiology Carnitine - administration & dosage Chickens - growth & development Chickens - immunology Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Immunity, Cellular - drug effects Immunity, Cellular - physiology Organ Size - drug effects Phytohemagglutinins - immunology Random Allocation Spleen - drug effects Spleen - physiology Thymus Gland - drug effects Thymus Gland - physiology Time Factors Weight Gain
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