Impacts of Graded Levels of Metabolizable Energy on Growth Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Slow-Growing Yellow-Feathered Male Chickens

Impacts of Graded Levels of Metabolizable Energy on Growth Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Slow-Growing Yellow-Feathered Male Chickens

A dose-response study was conducted to investigate the metabolizable energy (ME) requirement for Lingnan chickens from 9 to 15 weeks of age. One thousand two hundred 8-week-old slow-growing yellow-feathered male chickens were allotted to five dietary ME levels (2805, 2897, 2997, 3095 and 3236 kcal/k...

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Main Authors: K. F. M. Abouelezz, Y. Wang, W. Wang, X. Lin, L. Li, Z. Gou, Q. Fan, S. Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
energy requirement
meat quality
growth performance
slow-growing broilers
nutrient deposition
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/7/461

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