Effect of faba bean (Vicia faba var. minor) inclusion in starter and growing diet on performance, carcass and meat characteristics of organic slow-growing chickens

AbThsits rpaacpetr assesses the effect of faba bean (<em>Vicia Faba minor</em>), in partial substitution of soybean, on productive performance, carcass and meat traits of slow-growing chickens readed under the organic method. Faba bean was used in both starter (1-21 d) and growing/finish...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Dal Bosco, Silvia Ruggeri, Simona Mattioli, Cecilia Mugnai, Federico Sirri, Cesare Castellini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2013-10-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/2945