CARNITINE SUPPLEMENTED DIET TO PREVENT SUDDEN DEATH SYNDROME IN BROILER BREEDER TYPE POULTRY

摘要

: An effective amount of carnitine is administered to broiler breeder type poultry to prevent sudden death syndrome In the preferred embodiment, a carnitine supplemented diet is fed to broiler breeder type chickens in a feed composition during a period of time preceding peak egg production. The feed composition preferably contains between 5 and 1000 ppm of carnitine. No. of Pages : 16 No. of Claims : 12