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Further investigations on the role of diet-induced thermogenesis in the regulation of feed intake in chickens: comparison of adult cockerels of lines selected for high or low residual feed intake.
Poultry science - 1 Sept 2007
Swennen Q, Verhulst P-J, Collin A, Bordas A, Verbeke K, Vansant G, Decuypere E, Buyse J
Abstract excerpt
The main objective of this study was to investigate the role of diet-induced thermogenesis (DIT) in feed intake regulation in cockerels selected for high (R+) or low (R-) residual feed intake. The selection criterion was defined as the difference between observed feed intake and feed intake predicted by regression between feed intake and BW, BW gain, and egg mass production. Furthermore, the effect of genotype on...
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