Efficacy of probiotics in intensively reared Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) chicks

Archiv fur Geflugelkunde

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 136-139

  Gri, Luciana R ^a   Martella, Mónica B ^a   Navarro, J L ^a  

^a CENTRO DE ZOOLOGÍA APLICADA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Greater rhea; Growth; Intensive farming; Probiotics; Rhea americana; Survival

Indexed keywords

RHEA; RHEA AMERICANA;

EID: 48249145365     PISSN: 00039098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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