Influence of xylanase supplementation on the apparent metabolisable energy and ileal amino acid digestibility in a diet containing wheat and oats, and on the performance of three strains of broiler chickens

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1159-1163

  Ravindran, V ^a,b   Hew, L I ^a   Ravindran, G ^a   Gill, R J ^a   Pittolo, P H ^c   Bryden, W L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c Millmaster Feeds   (Australia)

Author keywords

Digesta viscosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032702148     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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