Performance and welfare of broilers as affected by stocking density and zinc bacitracin supplementation

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 110-116

  Ravindran, Velmurugu ^a   Thomas, Donald V ^a   Thomas, David G ^a   Morel, Patrick C H ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antibiotic supplementation; Broiler; Performance; Stocking density; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 33644986729     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2006.00327.x     Document Type: Article

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