Nutrition of the domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica)

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 221-232+262+265+268

  Sales, J ^a   Janssens, G P J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Columba livia domestica; Nutrition; Pigeon

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PHASIANIDAE; PISUM SATIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037929020     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/WPS20030014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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