Feed intake in guinea fowl, layer hen and pheasant as influenced by particle size of pelleted diets

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 238-240

  Tufarelli, V ^a   Khan, R U ^b   Laudadio, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Feed intake; Particle size; Pellet durability index; Poultry

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; NUMIDA MELEAGRIS; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS;

EID: 79959291775     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2011.238.240     Document Type: Article

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