The effect of betaine and DL-methionine on growth performance and carcass characteristics in meat ducks

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 151-159

  Wang, Y Z ^a   Xu, Z R ^a   Feng, J ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Betaine; Carcass characteristics; Meat ducks; Methionine; Performance

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS SP.;

EID: 3343022067     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2004.05.003     Document Type: Article

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