The effect of alternative feeding strategies on the feeding motivation of broiler breeder pullets

Due to genetic selection for fast growth and high breast meat yield, commercial strains of broiler chickens and broiler breeders are predisposed to high feed intake; however, feeding broiler breeders ad libitum impairs their health and reproductive performance. Broiler breeders are feed-restricted t...

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Main Authors: A. Arrazola, T.M. Widowski, M.T. Guerin, E.G. Kiarie, S. Torrey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731120000993