Dietary inclusion rate of cocoa husk for starter cockerels

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 133-135

  Olubamiwa, O ^a   Otun, A R ^b   Longe, O G ^b  

^a Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria ^*  (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

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EID: 52449113945     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2002.133.135     Document Type: Article

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