Broiler Performance in Response to Phytate and Supplemented Phytase
Subject Areas : CamelM.F. Khalid 1 , M. Hussain 2 , A.U. Rehman 3 , M.A. Shahzad 4 , M. Sharif 5 , Z.U. Rahman 6
1 - University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh Campus, Pakistan
2 - Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, UAF, Pakistan
3 - Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, UAF, Pakistan
4 - Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, UAF, Pakistan
5 - Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, UAF, Pakistan
6 - Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, UAF, Pakistan
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