Welfare and performance of slower growing broiler breeders during rearing
ABSTRACT: Current commercial strains of broiler breeders can only achieve an optimal reproductive performance under feed restriction. However, chronic feed restriction in broiler breeders is a welfare concern because of physiological and behavioral signs of hunger, lack of satiety, and frustrated fe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-11-01
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Series: | Poultry Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579121004570 |