Effect of dietary energy on performance and egg composition of Bovans White and Dekalb White hens during phase I

Poultry Science

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1610-1615

  Wu, G ^a   Bryant, M M ^a   Voitle, R A ^a   Roland Sr , D A ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary energy; Egg composition; Egg weight; Feed intake; Strain

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; ECONOMICS; EGG LAYING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; OVIPOSITION; OVUM;

EID: 33644807358     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/84.10.1610     Document Type: Article

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