The effect of dietary protein level and total sulfur amino acid:lysine ratio on egg production parameters and egg yield in Hy-Line W-98 hens

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2195-2206

  Novak, C ^b   Yakout, H M ^c   Scheideler, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Albumen and yolk protein; Egg mass; Protein; Protein digestibility; Ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846043069     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.12.2195     Document Type: Article

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