Effects of dietary calcium and phosphorus on mineral retention, growth, feed efficiency and walking ability in growing turkeys

British Poultry Science

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 607-614

  Hocking, P M ^a   Robertson, G W ^a   Nixey, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b British United Turkeys Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIERIS BRASSICAE;

MINERAL; PHYTASE; PHYTIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CALCIUM INTAKE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GAIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; PHOSPHATE INTAKE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; TURKEY (BIRD); WEIGHT GAIN;

6-PHYTASE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GAIT; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; MINERALS; PHOSPHORUS, DIETARY; PHYTIC ACID; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TURKEYS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036726592     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0007166022000004525     Document Type: Article

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