Is sequential feeding a suitable technique to compensate for the negative effects of a tropical climate in finishing broilers?

Animal Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-76

  Lozano, Carlos ^a   De Basilio, Vasco ^a   Oliveros, Ingrid ^b   Alvarez, Ramon ^a   Colina, Irina ^a   Bastianelli, Denis ^c   Yahav, Shlomo ^d   Picard, Michel ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRÍCOLAS INIA   (Venezuela)

^c CIRAD   (France)

^d VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^e CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Broiler; Rhythm; Sequential feeding; Warm climate

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33144490148     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2005047     Document Type: Article

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