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Feed allowance-genotype interactions in broiler breeder hens.
Poultry science - 1 Feb 2005
Bruggeman V, Onagbesan O, Ragot O, Metayer S, Cassy S, Favreau F, Jego Y, Trevidy J J, Tona K, Williams J, Decuypere E, Picard M
Abstract excerpt
Ad libitum feeding reduces livability and reproductive fitness in broiler breeder hens. Two genotypes, a standard (S) and an experimental dwarf broiler breeder (E), were fed ad libitum (SA and EA, respectively), restricted at 55% of ad libitum feed intake (intermediate restriction) from 6 to 15 wk of age (SI and EI, respectively), or restricted (SR and ER, respectively) to match a standard growth curve with a...
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