Chemical composition and the feeding value of Azolla (Azolla pinnata) meal for egg-type chicks

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 137-141

  Alalade, O A ^a   Iyayi, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Amino acid content; Azolla meal; Chemical composition; Chicks; Feed intake; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

AZOLLA; AZOLLA PINNATA;

EID: 33645786324     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2006.137.141     Document Type: Article

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