Effect of varying metabolizable energy and crude protein concentrations in diets of pearl gray guinea fowl pullets 1. Growth performance

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1847-1854

  Nahashon, S N ^a   Adefope, N ^a   Amenyenu, A ^a   Wright, D ^a  

^a TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crude protein; Metabolizable energy; Pearl gray guinea fowl pullet

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 33749501701     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.10.1847     Document Type: Article

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