Effects of placement time on performance and gastrointestinal tract growth of male broiler chickens

ABSTRACT The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of placement time on the performance of broiler chickens and the development of their gastrointestinal tract. Two methodologies for measuring broiler performance were compared, one considering day of pulling as the first day, the o...

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Main Authors: Paula Costa Cardeal, Júlia Sampaio Rodrigues Rocha, Mariana André Pompeu, Luiz Felipe Pinho Pereira, Mariana Masseo Saldanha, Nelson Carneiro Baião, Itallo Conrado Sousa de Araújo, Leonardo José Camargos Lara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2020-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982020000100606&tlng=en