Study on digestibility and feeding systems of duckweed in growing ducks

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Khanum, J ^a   Chwalibog, A ^b   Huque, K S ^c  

^a Farmgate ^*  (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c BANGLADESH LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Duckweed; Feed intake; Feeding system; Growth performance

Indexed keywords

ANAS; AVES; LEMNA;

EID: 21644437682     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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