Comparative performance of hens fed diets containing Korean, Japanese and Chinese green tea

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1190-1196

  Uuganbayar, D ^a   Shin, I S ^a,b   Yang, C J ^a  

^a Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

^b American Soybean Association   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Egg Production; Egg Shell Thickness; Feed Intake; Green Tea; Hen; Yolk Cholesterol

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747105797     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2006.1190     Document Type: Article

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