Studies on the incorporation of velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens var. utilis) as an alternative protein source in poultry feed and its effect on growth performance of broiler chickens

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1367-1376

  Vadivel, Vellingiri ^a,b   Pugalenthi, Muthiah ^c  

^a KARPAGAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^c GOVERNMENT ARTS COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antinutritional compounds; Broiler diet; Growth performance; Nutritional value; Protein ingredient; Velvet bean

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DIET; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN INTAKE; VELVET BEAN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; MALE; MUCUNA; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SEEDS;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; GLYCINE MAX; MUCUNA; MUCUNA PRURIENS; MUCUNA PRURIENS VAR. UTILIS;

EID: 77956179440     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-010-9594-2     Document Type: Article

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