Prediction of energetic value of wheat and triticale in broiler chicks: A chick bioassay and an in vitro digestibility technique

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 183, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 40-50

  Yegani, M ^a   Swift, M L ^b   Zijlstra, R T ^a   Korver, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apparent metabolizable energy; Broiler chick; In vitro digestibility; Nitrogen corrected apparent metabolizable energy; Triticale; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; TRITICOSECALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84878971509     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2013.03.010     Document Type: Article

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