Effects of Bedding Materials and Season on the Composition and Production Rate of Broiler Litter as a Nutrient Resource for Ruminants

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1598-1603

  Park, K K ^a   Yang, S Y ^a   Kim, B K ^a   Jung, W H ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bedding Material; Broiler Litter; Litter Composition; Litter Production Rate; Waste Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034363369     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2000.1598     Document Type: Article

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