Growth performance, meat yield, and economic responses of broilers provided diets varying in amino acid density from thirty-six to fifty-nine days of age

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 383-393

  Dozier III, W A ^a   Kidd, M T ^b   Corzo, A ^b   Anderson, J ^b   Branton, S L ^a  

^a POULTRY RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler; Feeding regimen; Lysine; Methionine; Nutrient density

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 33750338668     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/japr/15.3.383     Document Type: Article

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17. Temperature set points consisted of 34°C from placement to 4 d, 32°C from 5 to 9 d, 29°C from 10 to 14 d, 28°C from 15 to 19 d, 27°C from 20 to 24 d, 26°C from 25 to 29 d, 24°C from 30 to 34 d, 22°C from 35 to 39 d, 21°C from 40 to 43 d, and 19°C from 44 to 47 d; 16.5°C from 48 to 51 d; 15.5°C from 52 to 55 d; 14°C from 56 to 59 d.
18. The lighting schedule consisted of continuous lighting with an intensity of 20 lx from placement to 7 d, 19L:5D and an intensity of 20 lx from 8 to 14 d, 20L:4D with an intensity of 5 lx from 15 to 22 d, and continuous lighting with an intensity of 3 lx from 23 to 59 d.
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22. Actual temperatures (°C) were 28.9 ± 2.09, 1 to 17 d; 24.03 ± 1.45, 18 to 35 d; 19.65 ± 1.55, 36 to 48 d; 16.63 ± 2.44, 49 to 59 d.