In vivo and in vitro techniques for the assessment of the energy content of feed grains for poultry: A review

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 881-888

  Farrell, D J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Queensland Poultry Res Devmt Ctr   (Australia)

Author keywords

Energy prediction; Energy systems; Metabolisable energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033035421     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR98173     Document Type: Review

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