Effects of dietary metabolizable energy and lysine on carcass characteristics and meat quality in arbor acres broilers

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1865-1873

  Tang, M Y ^a   Ma, Q G ^a   Chen, X D ^a   Ji, C ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Broiler; Carcass trait; Lysine; Meat quality; Metabolizable energy

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; RABBIT FIBROMA VIRUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 38049125217     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2007.1865     Document Type: Article

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