Effect of dietary protein intake during the pullet-to-breeder transition period on early egg weight and production in broiler breeders

Poultry Science

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1790-1796

  Joseph, N S ^a   Robinson, F E ^a   Korver, D R ^a   Renema, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Broiler breeder; Carcass parameters; Crude protein intake; Egg production; Egg weight

Indexed keywords

AVES;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CHICKEN; EGG; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LIGHT; LIVER; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; SEXUAL MATURATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGING; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CHICKENS; DIETARY PROTEINS; EGGS; FEMALE; LIGHT; LIVER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; OVIPOSITION; SEXUAL MATURATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0034573826     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/79.12.1790     Document Type: Article

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