Breeder line and age affects the occurrence of developmental defects, the number of culled one-day old broiler chicks and their body mass

The objective of this work was to study the reasons for culling one-day old broiler chicks and to examine the relationship between the age and line of the hens and the culled chick's body mass. Hatching eggs and day-old chicks were collected from a commercial flock of the Cobb 500 and Ross 308...

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Main Authors: Blazej Nowak, Edward Pawlina, Katarzyna Ilska, Anna Mucha, Wojciech Kruszynski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences 2019-07-01
Series:Veterinární Medicína
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Online Access:https://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/vet-201907-0006_breeder-line-and-age-affects-the-occurrence-of-developmental-defects-the-number-of-culled-one-day-old-broiler.php