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Evaluation of the potential growth and body composition of the Cobb 700 genotype.
British poultry science - 1 Jun 2024
Gous R M, Walters H, Rochell S J, Emmans G C
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1. The potential growth of the chemical and physical components of males and females of the Cobb 700 strain was measured from hatch to 15 weeks of age.2. A four-phase ad libitum feeding programme was used to feed 200 chicks of each sex. All birds were weighed weekly. Ten birds per sex were sampled at 0, 7, 14, 28, 42, 56, 70, 84 and 105 d of age. They were weighed before and after plucking to determine the weight...
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