Effects of light intensity and reduction of starter diet digestible lysine and metabolizable energy on broiler chicken growth performance, breast meat yield, and meat quality defects

ABSTRACT: The etiology of Wooden Breast (WB) is unknown; therefore, it is difficult to produce broiler flocks with similar proportions of WB-affected and unaffected birds. Because WB has been detected as early as 15 d posthatch, the objective of this randomized complete block experiment with a 2 × 2...

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Main Authors: Joshua J. Flees, A. Jacob Keel, Caroline R. Gregg, Charles W. Starkey, Jessica D. Starkey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579123007411

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