Growth performance and ileal and total tract amino acid digestibility in broiler chickens fed diets containing bacterial protein produced on natural gas

Poultry Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-93

  Schoyen H F ^a   Hetland, H ^a   Rouvinen Watt, K ^b   Skrede, A ^a,c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Centre of Excellence   (Norway)

Author keywords

Amino acid digestibility; Bacterial protein; Broiler chicken; Growth performance; Single cell protein

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALLUS GALLUS; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 33845883780     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/86.1.87     Document Type: Article

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