Performance and Economic Characteristics of Broilers Fed Varying Dietary Levels of Neem Leaf Meal (Azadirachta indica)

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 256-259

  Onyimonyi, A E ^a   Olabode, Adeyemi ^b   Okeke, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b Federal College of Agriculture   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Broilers; Neem leaf; Performance

Indexed keywords

AVES; AZADIRACHTA INDICA;

EID: 67649304650     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2009.256.259     Document Type: Article

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