Canavanine content and toxicity of raw and treated bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia) seeds for broiler chicken

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 522-529

  Sadeghi, Gh ^a   Samie, A ^a   Pourreza, J ^a   Rahmani, H R ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Autoclave; Bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia); Broiler; Cooking; Detoxification

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748477181     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2004.522.529     Document Type: Article

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