Physiological status of broiler chicks at pulling time and the relationship to duration of holding period

Newly hatched chicks may be held longer than 48 h and experience long periods of fasting in commercial hatcheries. Limited information is known about the physiological status of chicks in such situations, due to the difficulty of precisely recording time of hatch. This study investigated the effect...

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Main Authors: Q. Tong, T. Demmers, C.E.B. Romanini, H. Bergoug, N. Roulston, V. Exadaktylos, C. Bahr, D. Berckmans, M. Guinebretière, N. Eterradossi, P. Garain, I.M. McGonnell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731115000233