The influence of stocking density on body weight, egg weight, and feed intake of adult broiler breeder hens

Poultry Science

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1615-1619

  Mtileni, B J ^a   Nephawe, K A ^a   Nesamvuni, A E ^b   Benyi, K ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b Department of Agriculture ^*  (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Body weight; Broiler breeder; Feed intake; Performance; Stocking density

Indexed keywords

AVES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; OVUM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548562353     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/86.8.1615     Document Type: Article

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