Active control of the growth trajectory of broiler chickens based on online animal responses

Poultry Science

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1853-1862

  Aerts, J M ^a   Van Buggenhout, S ^a   Vranken, E ^a   Lippens, M ^b   Buyse, J ^a   Decuypere, E ^a   Berckmans, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Ministry of the Flemish Community   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bioresponse; Broiler; Growth control; Online modeling; Prediction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIET; EATING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIET; EATING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 1342332194     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/82.12.1853     Document Type: Article

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