Botanical composition of herbage intake of free-range laying hens determined by microhistological analysis of faeces

Archiv fur Geflugelkunde

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 145-151

  Horsted, Klaus ^a   Hermansen, J E ^a   Hansen, Hanne ^b  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Faeces; Free range; Herbal intake; Layer; Microhistology; Selectivity

Indexed keywords

FAGOPYRUM ESCULENTUM; LINUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; PHACELIA TANACETIFOLIA; TRIFOLIUM REPENS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34548569966     PISSN: 00039098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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