Intergenerational effects of maternal growth strategies in broiler breeders

ABSTRACT: Maternal growth patterns affect broiler growth performance. The current study investigated the impact of lesser growth restriction, compared to the breeder-recommended target growth, during the prepubertal growth phase and earlier pubertal growth in breeders on their offspring growth and c...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Afrouziyeh, Nicole M. Zukiwsky, Martin J. Zuidhof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579121001243