Effects of the starter diet, light intensity, and essential amino acids level on growth and carcass composition of broilers

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-76

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

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Institut Technique de l'Aviculture   (France)

Author keywords

Broiler growth; Essential amino acid level; Light intensity; Starter diet

Indexed keywords

EID: 15944415436     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/japr/14.1.69     Document Type: Article

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