Effects of supplemental fat on performance of laying hens

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 998-1000

  Zou, S G ^a   Wu, Y Z ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Animal Nutrition Research Center   (China)

Author keywords

Egg weight; Feed conversion; Supplemental fat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856076793     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2005.998.1000     Document Type: Article

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