Seasonal variations in the crop contents of scavenging Helmeted Guinea Fowls (Numida meleagris, L.) in Parakou (Benin)

British Poultry Science

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 751-759

  Dahouda, M ^b   Toleba S S ^b   Youssao, A K I ^b   Ali, A A Mama ^b   Hambuckers, A ^a   Hornick, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; AVIAN CROP; BENIN; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GALLIFORMES; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; SEASON;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BENIN; BODY WEIGHT; CROP, AVIAN; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GALLIFORMES; MALE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; POACEAE; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; GALLIFORMES; NUMIDA MELEAGRIS; PANICUM MAXIMUM; ROTTBOELLIA COCHINCHINENSIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 57849157490     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660802464409     Document Type: Article

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