Is sequential feeding of whole wheat more efficient than ground wheat in laying hens?

Animal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 230-238

  Umar Faruk, M ^a,d   Bouvarel, I ^b   Mallet, S ^a   Ali, M N ^c   Tukur, H M ^d   Nys, Y ^a   Lescoat, P ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Institut Technique de LAviculture (ITAVI)   (France)

^c Agricultural Research Center   (Egypt)

^d USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

egg production; feed intake; ground wheat; sequential feeding; whole wheat

Indexed keywords

AVES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79952815365     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731110001837     Document Type: Article

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