EFFECTS OF VITAMIN C SUPPLEMENTATION OF A DIET FOR 0-4 WEEK OLD CHICKS ON THE ABSORPTION OF CALCIUM AND PHOSPHORUS
DOAN, B. H. AND GIANG, V. D.
Abstract
Supplementation of vitamin C at 150 ppm to diets ofO-4
week - old chicks did not significantly increase the growth rate, but significantly
decreased the mortality, percentage of chicks with leg weakness, and significantly
increased the concentration of Ca and P in tibia bone at 21 days of age.
Key words:
broiler chicks, vitamin C, calcium and phosphorus
metabolism