Effects of qualitative and quantitative food restriction treatments on feeding motivational state and general activity level of growing broiler breeders

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-147

  Savory, C J ^a   Lariviere, J M ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity level; Chicken feeding and nutrition; Feeding motivation; Food restriction; Growth rate suppression; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033860436     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(00)00123-4     Document Type: Article

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