Effects of High Dietary Calcium and Fat Levels on the Performance, Intestinal pH, Body Composition and Size and Weight of Organs in Growing Chickens

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-55

  Shafey, T M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Body composition; Calcium; Fat; Intestinal pH; Intestinal thickness; Meat chickens

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; HELIANTHUS;

EID: 0033482782     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1999.49     Document Type: Article

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