Methods to determine metabolizable energy and digestibility of feed ingredients in the domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica)

Poultry Science

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1457-1461

  Sales, J ^a   Janssens, G P J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Internal marker; Pigeon; Total excreta collection period

Indexed keywords

AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; FRAXINUS; PISUM SATIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; FECES; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PEA; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COLUMBIDAE; FECES; METABOLISM; PEAS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0142228222     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/82.9.1457     Document Type: Article

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