Effects on production performance and egg quality of feeding different oats/wheat ratios to two hybrids of laying hens kept in aviaries

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 243-249

  Wahlström, Annsofie ^a   Tauson, Ragnar ^a   Elwinger, Klas ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aviary; Cereal; Excreta dry matter; Feed consumption; Particle size; Strain; Yolk colour

Indexed keywords

AVENA; AVES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0041175969     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064709809362427     Document Type: Article

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