Protein supplementary quality of vegetable leaf meal (Amaranthus cruentus) in the diets of laying hens: Egg laying performance, egg quality and heamatological implications

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 294-300

  Fasuyi, A O ^a   Dairo, F A S ^a   Olujimi, O T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADO EKITI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Albumen height; Body weight; Dietary treatments; Egg weight; Feed efficiency; Haugh unit; Shell thickness; Yolk colour

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS; AVES;

EID: 36649012395     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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