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Dietary ascorbic acid supplementation in broiler finisher diets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

C. T. Kadzere ,
E. Chikosi ,
J. Holcroft  and
S. Rogers
C. T. Kadzere
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zimbabwe, PO Box 167, Harare, Zimbabwe
E. Chikosi
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zimbabwe, PO Box 167, Harare, Zimbabwe
J. Holcroft
Affiliation:
Irvines Day Old Chicks, PO Box 815, Harare, Zimbabwe
S. Rogers
Affiliation:
Irvines Day Old Chicks, PO Box 815, Harare, Zimbabwe

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Type
Short communications and poster abstracts
Information
BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 16: Animal Production in Developing Countries , 1993 , pp. 237 - 238
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Production 1993

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