Effect of dietary protein and energy level on proximate composition of breast and thigh meat in white leghorn layers at molt and post molt production stages

Pakistan Veterinary Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 483-488

  Javaid, S ^a   Anjum, M I ^b   Akram, M ^c  

^a PAKISTAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Pakistan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Dietary protein and energy; Meat; Molt layers; Proximate composition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867670707     PISSN: 02538318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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