Feed composition and hardness interact in preference and intake in chickens

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 62-68

  Bouvarel, Isabelle ^a   Chagneau, Anne Marie ^b   Lecuelle, Stéphanie ^a,b   Lescoat, Philippe ^b   Ferreira, Guillaume ^c   Duvaux Ponter, Christine ^d   Leterrier, Christine ^c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

^c UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^d AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Chicken; Energy; Feed; Feeding behaviour; Physical characteristics

Indexed keywords

FEEDING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD QUALITY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; POULTRY;

GALLUS GALLUS; SANDFLY FEVER SICILIAN VIRUS;

EID: 62549136939     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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