Effect of fermented soybean "natto" supplement on egg production and qualities

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1610-1615

  Fujiwara, K ^a   Miyaguchi, Y ^a,b   Toyoda, A ^a,b   Nakamura, Y ^a,b   Yamazaki, M ^a,c   Nakashima, K ^a,c   Abe, H ^a,c  

^a Ibaraki Prefectural Livestock Research Center   (Japan)

^b IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chicken; Cholesterol; Fermented soybean; Haugh unit; Natto

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GALLUS GALLUS; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 59549097918     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2008.70654     Document Type: Article

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