Effects of a natural extract of chestnut wood on digestibility, performance traits, and nitrogen balance of broiler chicks

Poultry Science

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 521-527

  Schiavone, A ^a   Guo, K ^b   Tassone, S ^b   Gasco, L ^b   Hernandez, E ^c   Denti, R ^c   Zoccarato, I ^b  

^a Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c SilvaTeam   (Italy)

Author keywords

Broiler; Digestibility; Natural extract of chestnut wood; Nitrogen balance; Performance trait

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 40949139369     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2007-00113     Document Type: Article

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