International Journal of
Livestock Production

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Livest. Prod.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2448
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJLP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 292

Full Length Research Paper

Influence of dietary wood charcoal on growth performance, nutrient efficiency and excreta quality of male broiler chickens

Louis Amprako
  • Louis Amprako
  • Organic Plant Production and Agroecosystems Research in the Tropics and Subtropics, Universität Kassel, Steinstr. 19, D-37213 Witzenhausen, Germany.
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Mohammed Alhassan
  • Mohammed Alhassan
  • Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University for Development Studies, P. O Box TL 1882, Tamale, Ghana.
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Andreas Buerkert
  • Andreas Buerkert
  • Organic Plant Production and Agroecosystems Research in the Tropics and Subtropics, Universität Kassel, Steinstr. 19, D-37213 Witzenhausen, Germany.
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Regina Roessler
  • Regina Roessler
  • Animal Husbandry in the Tropics and Subtropics, Universität Kassel and Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Steinstr. 19, D-37213 Witzenhausen, Germany.
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  •  Received: 11 May 2018
  •  Accepted: 24 July 2018
  •  Published: 31 October 2018

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