The effect of varying levels of tryptophan on growth performance and carcass characteristics of growing and finishing broilers

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 230-234

  Hsia, L C ^a   Hsu, J H ^a   Liao, C T ^a  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Broiler; Carcass Characteristics; Performance; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 13244285028     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2005.230     Document Type: Article

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