The effects of whole grains on nutrient digestibilities, growth performance, and cecal short-chain fatty acid concentrations in young chicks fed ground corn-soybean meal diets

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1893-1905

  Biggs, P ^a   Parsons, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cecal fatty acid; Chick; Digestibility; Whole grain

Indexed keywords

AVES; GLYCINE MAX; HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 69949154344     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2008-00437     Document Type: Article

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