Biological effectiveness of methionine hydroxy-analogue calcium salt in relation to DL-methionine in broiler chickens

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1506-1515

  Elvert, C ^a   De Abreu Fernandes, E ^a,b   Lemme, A ^a,c  

^a Feedtest   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^c EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Broiler; Methionine Sources; Performance; Relative efficiency

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 56849107203     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2008.80201     Document Type: Article

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