Acta Vet. Brno 2019, 88: 307-313

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201988030307

The effect of dietary humic substances on the fattening performance, carcass yield, blood biochemistry parameters and bone mineral profile of broiler chickens

Iveta Jaďuttová1, Dana Marcinčáková2, Martin Bartkovský1, Boris Semjon1, Michaela Harčárová2, Alena Nagyová3, Peter Váczi2, Slavomír Marcinčák1

1University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Košice, Slovak Republic
2University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Košice, Slovak Republic
3University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of the Environment, Veterinary Legislation and Economy, Košice, Slovak Republic

Received March 15, 2019
Accepted June 13, 2019

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