Scavenging pullets in Burkina Faso: Effect of season, location and breed on feed and nutrient intake

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 623-634

  Pousga, S ^a   Boly, H ^b   Lindberg, J E ^c   Ogle, B ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Institut National de l'Environnement et des Recherches Agricoles   (Burkina Faso)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breed; Burkina Faso; Feed intake; Locality; Scavenging poultry; Season

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; AVIAN CROP; BURKINA FASO; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; ORGAN SIZE; SEASON; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BURKINA FASO; CHICKENS; CROP, AVIAN; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; ORGAN SIZE; SEASONS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; AVES;

EID: 28344449610     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-005-4304-1     Document Type: Article

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