Digestion and Nitrogen Utilization by Sheep Fed Diets Supplemented with Processed Broiler Litter

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1634-1641

  Kwak, W S ^a   Fontenot, J P ^b   Herbein, J H ^b  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler Litter; Digesta Passage; Digestibility; Microbial Protein; Protein Degradation

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0346973740     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2003.1634     Document Type: Article

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