Effect of dietary aflatoxin on certain egg production and quality parameters in white leghorn layers

Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 121-126

  Galkate, U V ^a   Rokde, S N ^a,b  

^a Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth   (India)

^b KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA   (India)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Egg production; Egg quality; Laying hens; Nitrogen retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149423464     PISSN: 09722963     EISSN: 0974181X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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