Broiler short-term feed preferences measured with SRAbox, a new feed choice procedure

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 808-815

  Chagneau, A M ^a   Bessonneau, D ^a   Bouchot, C ^a   Lescoat, P ^a   Picard, M ^a   Lessire, M ^a  

^a STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

Author keywords

Chicken; Feed choice; Food intake behavior; Pellet preparation

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCES; MALE; TIME FACTORS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 33646905099     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.4.808     Document Type: Article

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