Effects of different levels of metabolizable energy and formulation of diet based on digestible and total amino acid requirements on performance of male broiler

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 276-279

  Ghaffari, M ^a   Shivazad, M ^a   Zaghari, M ^a   Taherkhani, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Amino acid requirement; Diet; Male broiler; Metabolizable energy

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34249868448     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2007.276.279     Document Type: Article

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