Sequential feeding with variations in energy and protein levels improves gait score in meat-type chickens

Feeding broilers by alternating different diets for 1 or 2 days is known as sequential feeding, and it possibly reduces leg problems since it slows down early growth and may enhance general activity. The present study compared continuous feeding with a standard diet (C: metabolisable energy = 12.55...

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Main Authors: C. Leterrier, C. Vallée, P. Constantin, A.M. Chagneau, M. Lessire, P. Lescoat, C. Berri, E. Baéza, D. Bizeray, I. Bouvarel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731108002875