Nutritional value of green seaweed (Ulva lactuca) for broiler chickens

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 177-181

  Abudabos, Alaeldein M ^a   Okab, Aly B ^a,b   Aljumaah, Riyadh S ^a   Samara, Emad M ^a   Abdoun, Kalid A ^a   Al Haidary, Ahmad A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Broiler; Nutrients retention; Performance; Serum metabolite; Ulva lactuca

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; LACTUCA; ULVA; ULVA LACTUCA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84876234998     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2013.e28     Document Type: Article

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