Evaluation on nutritional value of field crickets as a poultry feedstuff

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 667-670

  Wang, Dun ^a,b   Shao, Wei Zhai ^a,b   Chuan, Xi Zhang ^b   Yao, Yu Bai ^b   Shi, Heng An ^b   Ying, Nan Xu ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amino Acid Digestibility; Composition Analysis; Field Cricket; Growth Performance; Poultry

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLINAE; GRYLLUS; GRYLLUS TESTACEUS; INSECTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 19944398775     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2005.667     Document Type: Article

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