Effect of varying dietary energy to protein ratio level on growth and productivity of indigenous Venda chickens

Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 344-352

  Mbajiorgu, C A ^a   Ng'ambi, J W ^a   Norris, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Fat deposition; Growth; Intake; Venda chickens

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 77956309493     PISSN: 16839919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajava.2011.344.352     Document Type: Article

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