Insect meal as a feed ingredient for poultry
Usman Elahi (Elahi U), Chang-chun Xu (Xu Cc), Jing Wang (Wang J), Jing Lin (Lin J), Shu-geng Wu (Wu Sg), Hai-jun Zhang (Zhang Hj), Guang-hai Qi (Qi Gh)
Anim Biosci. 2022;35(2):332-346.   Published online 2022 Jan 4     DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.21.0435
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