Response of growing Japanese quails to dietary concentration of L-threonine

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 793-798

  Mandal, Asit B ^a   Kaur, Sarabmeet ^a   Johri, Anurag K ^a   Elangovan, Arumbackam V ^a   Deo, Chandra ^a   Shrivastava, Harendra P ^a  

^a CENTRAL AVIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Growth; Immune response; L threonine; Nutrient utilization; Quails

Indexed keywords

AVES; COTURNIX JAPONICA; OVIS ARIES; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 33645450526     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2417     Document Type: Article

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