Examining the relationships between pellet quality, broiler performance, and bird sex

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 231-239

  Lilly, K G S ^a   Gehring, C K ^a   Beaman, K R ^a   Turk, P J ^a   Sperow, M ^a   Moritz, J S ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird sex; Broiler performance; Economic analysis; Feed manufacturing; Pellet quality

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 79958196412     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/japr.2009-00138     Document Type: Article

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