Effects of two planes of nutrition on performance and uniformity of four strains of broiler chicks

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 185-194

  Peak, S D ^a   Walsh, T J ^a   Benton, C E ^a   Brake, J ^a   Van Horne, P L M ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body weight; Broiler; Carcass yield; Feed conversion; Nutrition; Uniformity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034398725     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/japr/9.2.185     Document Type: Article

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