G. N. Lodhi

TL;DR: It would appear that early effects of feeding this goitrogen to chicks include suppression of iodine uptake by the thyroid glands and reduced secretion of thyroxine from the glands.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used colostomized hens to permit separation of feces and urine so that unabsorbed nitrogen in the feces could be measured and use of the nitrogen remaining in the terminal fifth of the small intestine as a measure of nitrogen.

TL;DR: This paper showed that the ability of the chick to utilize the energy in rapeseed meal is limited, due to its lower protein content, higher fiber content and lower availability of its carbohydrate.