Effect of different light intensities on the production performance of broiler chickens

Pakistan Veterinary Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 203-206

  Ahmad, Fawwad ^a   Ahsan ul Haq, ^a   Ashraf, Muhammad ^a   Abbas, Ghulam ^a   Siddiqui, Muhammad Zubair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Broiler chickens; Feed consumption; Feed conversion ratio; Light intensities; Mortality; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 79960959611     PISSN: 02538318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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