Foot ash as a means of quantifying bone mineralization in chicks

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 103-109

  Garcia, A R ^a   Dale, N M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone mineralization; Broiler; Foot ash; Phosphorus; Tibia bone ash

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 33645355096     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/japr/15.1.103     Document Type: Article

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