Feather pecking damage in growing bantams is influenced by dietary tryptophan concentration but not dietary protein source

British Poultry Science

Volumn 39, Issue SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Savory, C J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRYPTOPHAN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DRUG EFFECT; FEATHER; FEMALE; PROTEIN INTAKE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEATHERS; FEMALE; PLANT PROTEINS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 2542536887     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071669888124     Document Type: Article

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