Performance of white- and brown-egg pullets fed varying levels of diet protein with constant sulfur amino acids, lysine, and tryptophan

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 287-301

  Leeson, S ^a   Summers, J D ^a   Caston, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Growth; Protein; Pullet

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 0032358940     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/japr/7.3.287     Document Type: Article

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