The effects of dietary protein and lysine levels on broiler performance, carcass characteristics and N excretion

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 148-152

  Rezaei, M ^a   Nassiri Moghaddam, H ^a   Pour Reza, J ^b   Kermanshahi, H ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Breast meat; Broiler; Carcass; Lysine; Protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847062289     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2004.148.152     Document Type: Article

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