Effects of feeding methods (water vs. feed) of vitamin C on growth performance and carcass characteristics in broiler chickens

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1112-1117

  Lohakare, J D ^a   Chae, B J ^a   Hahn, T W ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bone; Broiler; Carcass; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 3242709447     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2004.1112     Document Type: Article

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