Effects of feeding high tryptophan GM-rice on growth performance of chickens

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 524-526

  Takada, Ryozo ^a   Otsuka, Makoto ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chickens; GM rice; Growth performance; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 34848895982     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2007.524.526     Document Type: Article

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