Evaluation of processing methods on the feeding value of grass pea to broilers

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 120-127

  Tadelle, D ^a   Alemu, Y ^b   Nigusie, D ^b   Peters, K J ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Centre   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Broiler; Grass pea; Lathyrus; ODAP; Protein source

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444499532     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2003.120.127     Document Type: Article

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