Effects of wheat variety and specific weight on dietary apparent metabolisable energy concentration and performance of broiler chicks

British Poultry Science

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 253-260

  McCracken, K J ^a,b   Preston, C M ^a,c   Butler, C ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept of Agric and Rural Devmt ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Nutrition Services International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; VISCOSITY; WEIGHT GAIN; WHEAT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; TRITICUM; VISCOSITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036562568     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660120121472     Document Type: Article

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