Evaluation of field-stored switchgrass hay as bedding material for broilers

Summary: Availability and expense of preferred bedding materials such as pine shavings has prompted evaluation of other materials. Grass hay derived from high-yielding biomass cultivars has been successfully employed as bedding material in both research and commercial applications. Grass hay for rum...

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Main Authors: J.L. Purswell, J.D. Davis, G.D. Chesser, J.W. Lowe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of Applied Poultry Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S105661711932238X