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          <author>V. Rezaeipour</author>
          <author>A. Agharajabi</author>
          <author>S. Ghareveisi</author>
          <author>M. Norozi</author>
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        <title>EFFECTS OF FULL-FAT CANOLA SEED WITH AN EXOGENOUS ENZYME SUPPLEMENTATION ON PERFORMANCE, CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS AND THYROID HORMONES OF BROILER CHICKENS</title>
        <secondary-title>Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences</secondary-title>
        <alt-title>JAPS</alt-title>
      </titles>
      <dates><year>2015</year><pub-dates><date>2015/10/01</date></pub-dates></dates>
      <volume>25</volume>
      <number>5</number>
      <pages>1233-1237</pages>
      <isbn>1018-7081</isbn>
      <electronic-resource-num>NA</electronic-resource-num>
      <abstract>&lt;p&gt;This research was performed to determine the effects of full-fat canola seed with enzyme supplementation on performance, carcass characteristics and thyroid hormones (T3 and T4) in broiler chickens. Two hundred and forty one_day-old chicks (ROSS 308) were used in a 2&amp;times;4 factorial design with three replicates per each treatment. Treatments were 2 levels of enzyme supplementation (0 and 5 g/kg of diet) and 4 inclusion rates of full-fat canola seed (0, 30, 60 and 90 g/kg of diet). The results showed improved (P&amp;lt;0.05) broiler performance by inclusion of full-fat canola seed. Linear improvement was noted in feed conversion ratio (P&amp;lt;0.05) with an increase in dietary levels of canola seed. However, effect of enzyme supplementation on growth performance was not significant (P&amp;gt;0.05). Carcass characteristics, except for liver and pancreas percentage, did not influence by either full-fat canola seed levels or enzyme supplementation. The results of thyroid hormones indicated that use of canola seed, irrespective of enzyme supplementation, in diets changed T3 and T4 concentration at 7 and 42 days of age in broilers. In conclusion, use of full-fat canola seed in broiler diets had positive effect on growth performance.&lt;/p&gt;</abstract>
      <keywords><keyword>broiler; full-fat canola seed; performance; thyroid hormones</keyword></keywords>
      <publisher>Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum</publisher>
      <urls><related-urls><url>https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2015-JAPS-168</url></related-urls></urls>
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