Duckweed (Lemna minor) and water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica) as protein supplements for ducks fed broken rice as the basal diet

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 18-24

  Ngamsaeng, Amornsak ^a   Thy, San ^b   Preston, T R ^c  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UTA (Cambodia)   (Cambodia)

^c UTA Colombia   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Broken rice; Ducks; Duckweed; Protein quality; Water spinach

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS SP.; AVES; CAIRINA MOSCHATA; IPOMOEA; IPOMOEA AQUATICA; LEMNA; LEMNA MINOR; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 2942696112     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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