Effects of different dietary protein levels on the biochemical and production parameters of ostriches (Struthio camelus)

Veterinarski Arhiv

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 73-80

  Polat, Umit ^a   Cetin, Meltem ^a   Turkyilmaz, Ozhan ^a   Ak, Ibrahim ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biochemical parameters; Crude protein; Feed; Ostrich

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EGG; FEEDING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; HATCHING; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; OSTRICH; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ANIMALIA; CAMELUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 0038750653     PISSN: 03725480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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