Effect of physical feed restriction during rearing on large White turkey breeder hens: 1. Growth performance

Poultry Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 9-15

  Crouch, A N ^a   Grimes, J L ^b   Christensen, V L ^b   Krueger, K K ^c  

^a Aviagen   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Diamond K Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight gain; Feed consumption; Feed conversion; Feed restriction; Turkey breeder hen

Indexed keywords

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; PIERIS BRASSICAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; OVIPOSITION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TURKEYS;

EID: 0036355443     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/81.1.9     Document Type: Article

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