Economic importance and growth rate of broiler chickens served fluted pumpkin (Telfaria occidentalis) leaves extract

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Nworgu, F C ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Broiler chickens; Economic importance; Fluted pumpkin leaf extract; Profitability ratio; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; ECONOMICS; NONHUMAN; POULTRY FARMING; PUMPKIN; WEIGHT GAIN;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 33846592744     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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