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The evaluation of the growth parameters of six strains of commercial broiler chickens.
British poultry science - 1 May 1995
Hancock C E, Bradford G D, Emmans G C, Gous R M
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1. An experiment was conducted to measure the potential growth of males and females of 6 commercial broiler stocks, from which information the growth rates of these genotypes could be characterised by the Gompertz growth equation. 2. Feeding and environmental conditions were designed to ensure that the birds remained comfortable throughout their growing period, which was to 26 weeks of age. A choice of diets...
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