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Genotype, feeding regimen, and diet interactions in meat chickens. 1. Growth, organ size, and feed utilization.
Poultry science - 1 Apr 1991
Boa-Amponsem K, Dunnington E A, Siegel P B
Abstract excerpt
Allomorphic growth of organs and feed utilization were measured in cockerels from two meat lines known to differ in growth potential under alternate-day and daily feeding of diets differing in nutrient density. The faster growing line consumed more feed and utilized feed more efficiently than the slower growing line. Relative weights of heart and all segments of the gastrointestinal tract except the esophagus...
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