Performance, nutrient utilization and organ characteristics of broilers fed cassava leef meal (Manihot esculenta crantz)

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-16

  Iheukwumere, F C ^a   Ndubuisi, E C ^a   Mazi, E A ^a   Onyekwere, M U ^b  

^a ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Federal College of Agriculture   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Broiler; Cassava leaf meal; Organs weight and nutrient utilization; Performance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASH; AVIAN STOMACH; BIRD; CASSAVA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HEART WEIGHT; LIVER WEIGHT; MEAL; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ORGAN WEIGHT; PLANT LEAF; RANDOMIZATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

AVES; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 36749084577     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2008.13.16     Document Type: Article

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