Effects of enzyme supplement on nutrient digestibility, metabolizable energy, egg production, egg quality and intestinal morphology of the broiler chicks and layer hens fed hull-less barley based diets

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 2257-2266

  Yaghobfar, A ^a   Boldaji, F ^c   Shrifi, S D ^b  

^a ANIMAL SCIENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^c GORGAN UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hull less barley; Intestinal broiler chickens; Intestinal morphology; Layer hen; Metabolizable energy; Microflora activity; Nutrient digestibility; glucan

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; HORDEUM;

EID: 34547150528     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.2257.2266     Document Type: Article

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