Annual biomass production of two acridids (Orthoptera: Acrididae) as alternative food for poultry;Producción de biomasa anual de dos acrídidos (Orthoptera: Acrididae) como alimento alternativo para aves de corral

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 671-680

  Das, M ^a   Ganguly, A ^a   Haldar, P ^a  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acridid farm; Brachiaria mutica; Fecundity; Mass rearing; Oxya hyla

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864703734     PISSN: 1695971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2012103-222-11     Document Type: Article

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