Nutritional requirement of calcium in white laying hens from 46 to 62 wk of age

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-184

  Narváez Solarte, William ^a   Rostagno, Horácio Santiago ^b   Soares, Paulo Rubens ^b   Uribe Velasquez, Luis F ^a   Silva, Marcelo A ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE CALDAS   (Colombia)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^c Agroceres Animal Nutrition ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Calcium; Egg shell; Laying hens

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645762288     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2006.181.184     Document Type: Article

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