The effect of substituting Kenyan Serena sorghum for maize in broiler starter diets with different dietary crude protein and methionine levels

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 27-39

  Jacob, J P ^a,c   Mitaru, B N ^b   Mbugua, P N ^b   Blair, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler, sorghum; Chicken; Methionine; Proteins; Tannin

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0344528826     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-8401(96)00955-8     Document Type: Article

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