Influences of Long-Term Feeding of Japanese Green Tea Powder on Laying Performance and Egg Quality in Hens

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 980-985

  Biswas, Md A H ^a   Miyazaki, Y ^a   Nomura, K ^a   Wakita, M ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Albumen; Cholesterol; Egg; Green Tea Powder; Haugh Unit; Layer

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034390277     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2000.980     Document Type: Article

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