The glycine plus serine requirement of broiler chicks fed low-crude protein, corn-soybean meal diets

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 761-765

  Waguespack, A M ^a   Powell, S ^a   Bidner, T D ^a   Southern, L L ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler; Glycine; Low crude protein

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 73349122350     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/japr.2009-00062     Document Type: Article

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