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Dietary Effect of Zinc on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics and Immune Response in Hubbard Broilers Raised under Hot Climate

Dietary Effect of Zinc on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics and Immune Response in Hubbard Broilers Raised under Hot Climate

Safdar Hassan1, Shaukat Ali Bhatti1, Fawwad Ahmad1, Asad Ullah Hyder1, Muhammad Arslan2, Ashar Mehfooz3, Ijaz Saleem3, Muhammad Umar Yaqoob4,5, Mushrraf Nazir1, Muhammad Sharif1* 

1Institute of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan; 2Department of Poultry Science, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, Pakistan; 3Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad; 4Provincial Key Agricultural Enterprise Research Institute of King Techina, Hangzhou King Techina Feed Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 311107, China; 5College of Animal Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.

*Correspondence | Muhammad Sharif, Institute of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan; Email: drsharifuaf@gmail.com 

Figure 1

Effect of varying dietary Zn levels on Zn-intake (A), Zn-excretion (B) and Zn-retention (C) in broilers. Zn-40, Zn-50, Zn-60, Zn-70 conatined 40, 50, 60 and 70 ppm Zn per kg diets, respectively. Significant difference between the treatment mean values are represented by superscript on the bars (P<0.05). 

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Pakistan Journal of Zoology

April

Pakistan J. Zool., Vol. 56, Iss. 2, pp. 503-1000

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