Growth performance, carcass characteristics, nutrient digestibility and serum biochemical parameters of broilers fed low-protein diets supplemented with various ratios of threonine to lysine

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1164-1170

  Gong, L M ^a   Lai, C H ^a   Qiao, S Y ^a   Li, Defa ^a   Ma, Y X ^a   Lin, Y L ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Broilers; Low protein Diets; Ratio of Threonine to Lysine

Indexed keywords

EID: 22944444840     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2005.1164     Document Type: Article

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