Growth performances, nutrient utilization and carcass traits in broiler chickens fed with a normal and a low energy diet supplemented with inorganic chromium (as chromium chloride hexahydrate) and a combination of inorganic chromium and ascorbic acid

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 427-439

  Ahmed, N ^a   Haldar, S ^a   Pakhira, M C ^a   Ghosh, T K ^a  

^a WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF ANIMAL AND FISHERY SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT USE; POULTRY;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 26244445650     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859605005617     Document Type: Article

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