Broiler Performance in Response to Phytate and Supplemented Phytase

Subject Areas : Camel

M.F.  Khalid ¹ (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh Campus, Pakistan)
M.  Hussain ² (Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, UAF, Pakistan)
A.U.  Rehman ³ (Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, UAF, Pakistan)
M.A.  Shahzad ⁴ (Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, UAF, Pakistan)
M.  Sharif ⁵ (Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, UAF, Pakistan)
Z.U.  Rahman ⁶ (Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, UAF, Pakistan)

Received: 2012-02-07 Accepted : 2012-11-01 Published : 2013-03-01

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