Effects of body weight and feed allocation during sexual maturation in broiler breeder hens. 1. Growth and carcass characteristics

Poultry Science

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 619-628

  Renema, R A ^a   Robinson, F E ^a   Newcombe, M ^b   McKay, R I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Shaver Poultry Breeding Farms Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Broiler breeder; Carcass composition; Feed restriction; Sexual maturity

Indexed keywords

AVES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEAT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; FEMALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 0033129268     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/78.5.619     Document Type: Article

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