Dietary protein and energy requirements of Venda village chickens

The objective of this study was to determine the dietary protein and apparent metabolisable energy (AME) requirements of local chickens. Freshly laid eggs of scavenging chickens collected in rural villages were hatched and randomly distributed to 27 floor pens, 10 chicks per pen. Chicks were fed 9 e...

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Main Authors: Thomas Raphulu, Christine Jansen van Rensburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kassel University Press 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics
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Online Access:https://jarts.info/index.php/jarts/article/view/2018040955192