Laying performance of broiler breeder chickens fed various millets or broken rice as a source of energy at a constant nutrient intake

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 329-338

  Rama Rao, S V ^a   Reddy, M R ^a   Prarharaj, N K ^a   Shyam Sunder, G ^a  

^a PROJECT DIRECTORATE ON POULTRY   (India)

Author keywords

Carcase composition; Chicken; Egg production; Food consumption; Metabolizable energy; Millet; Rice

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CEREAL; CHICKEN; EATING; EGG; EGG LAYING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MILLET; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RICE; STANDARD;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FEED; BODY WEIGHT; CEREALS; CHICKENS; EATING; EGGS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; ORYZA SATIVA; OVIPOSITION; PANICUM; RANDOM ALLOCATION; ZEA MAYS;

ALOPECURUS PRATENSIS; ANIMALIA; AVES; ELEUSINE CORACANA; GALLUS GALLUS; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; SETARIA ITALICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033825611     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005221224701     Document Type: Article

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