Determination of metabolizable energy value of corn with different average geometric diameters for european quails (Coturnix coturnix coturnix)

Metabolizable energy (ME) of corn with different geometric diameters was determined in European quail with 26 days of age with 124 g of mean live weight, using the Total Collection of Excreta Method. One hundred and twenty five quails were divided in five treatments, five replications with five quai...

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Main Authors: Marcelo José de Mello Rezende, Alessandro Figueiredo Torres, Luci Sayori Murata, José Américo Soares Garcia, Concepta Margaret McManus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2009-08-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132009000400022