Feeding broiler breeder males. 3. Effect of feed allocation program from sixteen to twenty-six weeks and subsequent feed increments during the production period on body weight and fertility

Poultry Science

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 775-781

  Romero Sanchez, H ^a   Plumstead, P W ^b   Brake, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Broiler breeder; Feeding program; Fertility

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHICKEN; DIET; FERTILITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FERTILITY; MALE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 34548568969     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/86.4.775     Document Type: Article

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