The evaluation of the growth parameters of six strains of commercial broiler chickens.

doi:10.1080/00071669508417773

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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 th...

Topics

Aging
Animal Feed
Animals
Body Composition
Body Water
Body Weight
Chickens
Dietary Proteins
Female
Genotype
Lipids
Male
Proteins
Sex Characteristics
Sexual Maturation
Species Specificity

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