Influence of exogenous xylanase supplementation on apparent metabolisable energy and amino acid digestibility in wheat for broiler chickens

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 83-92

  Hew, L I ^a   Ravindran, V ^a,b   Mollah, Y ^a   Bryden, W L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Amino acid digestibility; Apparent metabolisable energy; Chicken general; Xylanases

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002831624     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(98)00206-5     Document Type: Article

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