TY - JOUR ID - 20690 TI - Effect of Vitamin C Supplementation on Performance and Immune Response of Broiler Chicks JO - Iranian Journal of animal Science JA - IJAS LA - en SN - 2008-4773 AU - hesabi nameghi, alireza AU - nasiri moghaddam, hassan AU - tavakol afshari, jalil AD - Y1 - 2009 PY - 2009 VL - 39 IS - 1 SP - EP - KW - . KW - broiler chicks KW - immune response KW - performance KW - vitamin c DO - N2 - To evaluate the effect of supplemental vitamin C (VC) levels on performance and immune response of broiler chicks, 300 day-old Ross male broiler chicks were allocated to a completly randomized design of 5 treatments(500 and 1000 ppm in diet, 500 and 1000 ppm in drinking water and control). Immunity was assessed as antibody production against Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IBV) and Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV), mitogenic response to PhytohemagglutininA (PHA) and concanavalin A (conA), Cutaneous Basophil Hypersensitivity (CBH) to PHA. Vitamin C ( 500 and 1000 ppm in drinking water and 1000 ppm in diets) increased (P UR - https://ijas.ut.ac.ir/article_20690.html L1 - https://ijas.ut.ac.ir/article_20690_ddf9f3c47f2ace76b7b3dd934319473d.pdf ER -