Effect of Varying Levels of Energy and Protein on Live Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chicks

Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 388-393

  Nawaz, Haq ^a   Mushtaq, Tariq ^a   Yaqoob, Muhammad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

broilers; carcass; metabolizable energy; performance; protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011985581     PISSN: 13467395     EISSN: 13490486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.43.388     Document Type: Article

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