Short- and long-term effects of feed form on fast- and slow-growing broilers

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 540-548

  Quentin, M ^a,b   Bouvarel, I ^b   Picard, M ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Institut Technique de l'Aviculture   (France)

Author keywords

Broiler growth; Feed form; Feed transition; Fine particle; Mash and pellet mixture

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 11844250627     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/japr/13.4.540     Document Type: Article

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