Climatic Variation: Effects on Stress Levels, Feed Intake, and Bodyweight of Broilers

ABSTRACT Chickens tolerate a very narrow range of climatic variation, and therefore, it is essential to determine the most suitable climatic area and weather for broiler production in open-house systems. In this study, 3060 broilers were used as experimental birds to investigate the effects of seaso...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: R Osti, D Bhattarai, D Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
Subjects:
FCR
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2017000300489&lng=en&tlng=en