Abstract:An experiment was conducted using four hundred and eighty day-old straight run broiler chicks. The birds were divided into two groups and fed one of two depletion diets. Depletion diet 1 was low in Se (0.017 ppm.) and adequate in vitamin E (50 I.U./kg.), diet 2 was low in Se. and vitamin E. The two groups remained on these diets for 21 and 15 days respectively until the first signs of exudative diathesis (ED) appeared. During the depletion period blood and tissue samples (3 samples of 3 birds/sample) were obta… Show more
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