A. Ebrahimi1, A. A. A. Qotbi2 A. Seidavi2*, F. W. Edens3, V. Laudadio4 and V. Tufarelli4
1 Young Researchers and Elites Club, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
2 Department of Animal Science, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
3 North Carolina State University, Prestage Department of Poultry Science, Raleigh, NC, USA
4 Section of Veterinary Science and Animal Production, Department of DETO, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Valenzano, Italy