Relative toxicity of gossypol enantiomers in broilers

Use of cottonseed meal in poultry diets has been avoided in large part because of fear of gossypol toxicity. Gossypol exists naturally as a mixture of 2 enantiomers that exhibit different biological activities. Two experiments were conducted to determine the relative toxicity of gossypol enantiomers...

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Main Author: Lordelo, M.M. (author)
Other Authors: Davis, A.J. (author), Calhoun, M.C. (author), Dowd, M.K. (author), Dale, N.M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/1273
Country:Portugal
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