Phase feeding for laying hens: Effect of protein and essential amino acids on egg quality and production

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-41

  Hammershøj, Marianne ^a   Kjaer, Jørgen B ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Albumen height; Egg weight; Eggshell; Feed conversion; Lysine; Methionine + cystine; Shell colour

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033077321     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/090647099421513     Document Type: Article

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