Beak Trimming of Turkeys. 2. Effects of Arc Beak Trimming on Weight Gain, Feed Intake, Feed Wastage, and Feed Conversion

Poultry Science

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 668-670

  Noble, D O ^a   Nestor, K E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beak trimming; Feed intake; Feed wastage; Growth; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAK; BODY WEIGHT; DIGESTION; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TURKEY (BIRD); WEIGHT GAIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEAK; BODY WEIGHT; DIGESTION; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TURKEYS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031131850     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/76.5.668     Document Type: Article

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