Performance of finisher broilers fed wet mash with or without drinking water during wet season in the tropics

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 592-594

  Awojobi, H A ^a   Oluwole, B O ^a   Adekunmisi, A A ^a   Buraimo, R A ^a  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Dry mash; Finisher broilers; Water; Wet mash

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 68349098931     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2009.592.594     Document Type: Article

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