Behavior of laying hens on alfalfa crumble molt diets

Poultry Science

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 815-822

  Dunkley, C S ^a,c   Friend, T H ^a   McReynolds, J L ^b   Kim, W K ^a,d   Dunkley, K D ^a   Kubena, L F ^b   Nisbet, D J ^b   Ricke, S C ^a,e  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN PLAINS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa crumble; Behavior; Laying hen; Molt

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 44349132178     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2006-00385     Document Type: Article

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