EFFECTS OF BARLEY AND WHEAT CULTIVARS ON GROWTH OF THE CHICK
- 1 September 1972
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Animal Science
- Vol. 52 (3) , 525-529
- https://doi.org/10.4141/cjas72-063
Abstract
Five barley (Hordeum sp.) and three wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em Thell.) cultivars, each supplemented with minerals and vitamins, were fed to White Leghorn cockerel chicks. Differences due to barley cultivars were significant for shank length but not for average daily gain, although the ranking was identical for both traits (r = 0.997). No large differences were found between the wheat cultivars. Body weight at 10 weeks, feed efficiency, and mortality were not affected by cultivar.Keywords
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- Nutritive Value of Six Commercial Sorghum Grain Hybrids ,Poultry Science, 1970