Effect of Substituting Soybean Meal with Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata WAL) Supplemented with Natural Plant Charcoals in Broiler Diet on Growth Performances and Carcass Characteristics

Subject Areas : Camel

J.R. Kana ¹ , A. Teguia ² , A. Fomekong ³

1 - Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Science, University of Dschang, Cameroon
2 - Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Science, University of Dschang, Cameroon
3 - Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Science, University of Dschang, Cameroon

Received: 2011-10-14 Accepted : 2011-11-05 Published : 2012-12-01

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