Use of Dried Carrot Meal (DCM) in Laying Hen Diet for Egg Yolk Pigmentation

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 239-244

  Sikder, A C ^a   Chowdhury, S D ^a   Rashid, M H ^a   Sarker, A K ^a   Das, S C ^a  

^a BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

DCM; Diet; Egg Yolk; Internal Characteristices; Laying Performance; Pigmentation; Xanthophyll; Yolk Colour

Indexed keywords

DAUCUS CAROTA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032399356     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1998.239     Document Type: Article

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