Performance characteristics and economic comparison of broiler chickens fed wheat- and triticale-based diets

Poultry Science

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 716-725

  Korver, D R ^a   Zuidhof, M J ^b   Lawes, K R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Broiler; Cost of production; Triticale; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; TRITICOSECALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CEREAL; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; DIET; EATING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT GAIN; WHEAT;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CEREALS; CHICKENS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; TRITICUM; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 3042784916     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/83.5.716     Document Type: Article

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