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Plasma samples were taken from a normal broiler breeder flock during the period 10 to 60 weeks of age. Plasma potassium concentration was variable during maturation, reaching the lowest value at 26 weeks of age. Plasma sodium concentration also declined but with the lowest value at 20 weeks of age.
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Hopkinson et al. (1990) studied this question.
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