Treatment of poultry litter does not improve performance or carcass lesions in broilers

Background: broilers spend most of their lives in contact with litter; litter quality can affect their health and performance. Objective: the effects of litter treatment on performance and carcass lesions were evaluated in five consecutive flocks with 640 male broilers each. Methods: a completely ra...

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Main Authors: Maria C de Oliveira, Bruno N Gonçalves, Gracielle T Pádua, Virgínia G da Silva, Denis V da Silva, Arthur IM Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Antioquia 2015-12-01
Series:Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-06902015000400006&lng=en&tlng=en