Dietary inclusion of organic chromium on production and carcass characteristics of broilers

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 880-884

  Anandhi, M ^a   Mathivanan, R ^a   Viswanathan, K ^a   Mohan, B ^a  

^a VETERINARY COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Broilers; Lean meat; Organic chromium; Production performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845622980     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2006.880.884     Document Type: Article

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