The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
01/Jun/2008
Cristina Kimie Togashi, José Brandão Fonseca, Rita da Trindade Ribeiro Nobre Soares, Ana Paula Delgado da Costa, Karla Silva Ferreira, Edenio Detmann
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-35982008000600013
Four hundred male Cobb chicks were used in an experiment to study the effects of different dietary levels of garlic and copper on the performance, carcass characteristics and serum and tissue cholesterol levels of broiler chicks. The experimental period was comprised between the first 21 days of age of the birds. A completely randomized design was used in a factorial 3 × 3 with the following levels: garlic (0, 1.5, and 3.0%) and copper (0, 125, and 250 mg/kg of […]
Keywords: alternative product; broiler performance; cholesterol; fat; food; poultry production