Overview on the performance of Brazilian broilers (1990 to 2009)

This article describes the genetic evolution of commercial broilers between 1990 and 2009, considering live performance, in particular, in terms of weight gain and feed conversion ratio. In order to determine if the assumption that the relationship between body weight gain and feed conversion ratio...

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Main Authors: IS Patricio, AA Mendes, AA Ramos, DF Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2012-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2012000400001