Faba bean (Vicia faba var. minor) as a protein source for organic chickens: performance and carcass characteristics

The ban of transgenic feed and synthetic amino acids in organic chicken diets has made necessary to find protein-rich feedstuffs which do not alter productive performance. The effect of the faba bean (Vicia faba var. minor) as a partial substitute for soybean on the performance and carcass traits of...

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Main Authors: Cesare Castellini, Elisa Cestola, Federico Sirri, Alessandro Dal Bosco, Cecilia Mugnai, Francesca Perella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/96