Effect of Stocking Density on the Performance and Immunity of 1- to 14-d- Old Broiler Chicks

ABSTRACT The current experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of stocking density (SD) on the performance and immunity of 1- to 14-d-old broilers. A total of 1836 one-day-old Cobb 500 broilers were housed at four different SD (30, 60, 90 and 120 chicks/m2). Body weight gain (BWG), feed intake...

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Main Authors: M Qaid, H Albatshan, T Shafey, E Hussein, AM Abudabos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2016000400683&lng=en&tlng=en