Different concentrations and sources of dietary fibre may improve the welfare of female broiler breeders

British Poultry Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-19

  Hocking, P M ^a   Zaczek, V ^a   Jones, E K M ^a   Macleod, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EATING; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZATION; VISCOSITY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EATING; FEMALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; GALLUS GALLUS; HELIANTHUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 1642338074     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660410001668806     Document Type: Article

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