Influence of the main cereal and feed form of the diet on performance and digestive tract traits of brown-egg laying pullets

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 994-1002

  Frikha, M ^a   Safaa, H M ^a   Serrano, M P ^a,c   Arbe, X ^b   Mateos, G G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Cantos Blancos S A   (Spain)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Corn; Digestive organ; Feed form; Pullet performance; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AVES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EGG LAYING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WHEAT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIET; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; OVIPOSITION; TRITICUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67649227710     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2008-00480     Document Type: Article

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