Responses in growth, food intake and food conversion efficiency to different dietary protein concentrations in meat-type lines of Japanese quail

British Poultry Science

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 564-570

  Hyankova L ^a   Dedkova L ^a   Knizetova H ^a   Klecker, D ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

^b MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHASIANIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COTURNIX; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; COTURNIX; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MEAT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 2542637119     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071669708418037     Document Type: Article

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