Effects of a Fat Soluble Vitamin Premix on Performance Indices and Hematological Parameters in Slow- and Fast- Growing Broiler Chicks within a Flock

Subject Areas : Camel

T. Pakzad ¹ ( Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran )
H. Khosravinia ² ( Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran )
B. Masourei ³ ( Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran )
B. Parizadian Kavan ⁴ ( Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran )

Received: 2022-04-25 Accepted : 2022-06-10 Published : 2022-12-01

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