Behavior and performance of broiler strains reared under semi-intensive system with shaded areas

The matter of animal welfare has led to studies in order to evaluate alternative rearing systems for livestock in order to improve well-being. The semi-intensive system is an alternative method of rearing broilers in which the birds are kept in a poultry house and have free access to a pasture area...

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Main Authors: JAD Barbosa Filho, MAN Silva, IJO Silva, AAD Coelho, VJM Savino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2005-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2005000400003