Nutrient digestibility of mulberry leaves (Morus alba)

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 219-221

  Al Kirshi, Riyadh A ^a   Alimon, Abdrazak ^a   Zulkifli, Idrus ^a   Atefeh, Sheikhlar ^a   Zahari, Mohamed Wan ^b   Ivan, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b University Malaysia Kelantan   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Broilers; Digestibility; Layers; Mulberry

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; MORUS (ANGIOSPERM); MORUS ALBA;

EID: 84878920358     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2013.e36     Document Type: Article

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