The importance of antioxidants in poultry
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Animal health depends on many factors and recently it has been appreciated that diet plays a pivotal role in health maintenance and prevention of various diseases. Among many dietary factors, antioxidants have a special place being major players in the battle for animal survival, maintenance of animal health, productive and reproductive performance. This is largely because of the detrimental effects of free radicals and toxic products of their metabolism on various metabolic processes.
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