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Nutrient density and slaughter age have differential effects on carcase performance, muscle and meat quality in fast and slow growing broiler genotypes.
British poultry science - 1 Jan 2013
Wang X Q, Chen X, Tan H Z, Zhang D X, Zhang H J, Wei S, Yan H C
Abstract excerpt
1. A 2 × 2 factorial design was used to investigate the differences in carcase, muscle and meat characteristics between fast and slow growing genotypes fed on low nutrient (LND) or high nutrient diets (HND) at their respective slaughter ages. 2. The birds were randomly assigned to treatments with 5 replicates of 145 birds for Wens Yellow-Feathered Chicken (WYFC, 5·75 birds/m(2)) or 115 birds for White Recessive...
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