Comparison of the performance of 1966- versus 2003-type Turkeys when fed representative 1966 and 2003 Turkey diets: Growth rate, livability, and feed conversion

Poultry Science

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 232-240

  Havenstein, G B ^a   Ferket, P R ^a   Grimes, J L ^a   Qureshi, M A ^b   Nestor, K E ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Feed conversion; Genetic change; Livability; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LONGEVITY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TURKEY (BIRD); WEIGHT GAIN;

AGING; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; DIET; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; TURKEYS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33947522548     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/86.2.232     Document Type: Article

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