Dietary potentials of the edible larvae of Cirina forda (westwood) as a poultry feed

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 1799-1802

  Oyegoke, O O ^a,b   Akintola, A J ^a   Fasoranti, J O ^a  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Broiler chicks; Cirina forda; Compounded feeds Fishmeal; Conventional feeds

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; CHICK; CIRINA FORDA; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; LARVA; MEAL; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; WEIGHT GAIN;

AVES; CIRINA FORDA;

EID: 33751208906     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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