Period of incubation and posthatching holding time influence on broiler performance

The present study had the objective of investigating the performance of broilers housed immediately after hatching or after a 12 or 24 hour of post-hatching holding time. One thousand and six hundred male Ross 308 broiler chicks with an initial body weight of 46 grams were used. These chicks were di...

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Main Authors: JG Almeida, SL Vieira, BB Gallo, ORA Conde, AR Olmos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2006-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2006000300003