Nonlinear mixed models to study metabolizable energy utilization in broiler breeder hens

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1310-1320

  Romero, L F ^a,c   Zuidhof, M J ^a,b   Renema, R A ^a   Robinson, F E ^a   Naeima, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^c DANISCO ANIMAL NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal model; Broiler breeder; Energy balance; Feed intake; Nutrient partitioning

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EGG; EGG SHELL; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; METABOLISM; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EGG SHELL; EGGS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 68049106139     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2008-00102     Document Type: Article

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