Effects of genotype and feed restriction on the time-budgets of broiler breeders at different ages

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 100-113

  Puterflam, Julie ^a   Merlet, François ^a   Faure, Jean Michel ^a   Hocking, Paul M ^b   Picard, Michel ^a  

^a STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Broiler breeders; Feed restriction; Feeding behaviour; Genotype; Scan sampling

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; GENOTYPE; GROWTH; POULTRY; SEXUAL MATURITY; VIABILITY;

AVES;

EID: 33646471677     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.08.013     Document Type: Article

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