Impact of an alternate feeding program on broiler breeder pullet behavior, performance, and plasma corticosterone

Impact of an alternate feeding program on broiler breeder pullet behavior, performance, and plasma corticosterone

ABSTRACT: Broiler breeders are commonly feed restricted using some variation of skip-a-day feeding to prevent excessive body weight (BW) gain and poor flock uniformity that results in lower production levels. However, the level of feed restriction has increased leading to negative effects on broiler...

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Main Authors: C.D. Aranibar, C. Chen, A.J. Davis, W.I. Daley, C. Dunkley, W.K. Kim, C. Usher, A.B. Webster, J.L. Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:Poultry Science
Subjects:
feeding program
body weight
behavior
corticosterone
pullet
hen
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579119580750

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