Influence of water restriction on the performance and organ development of young broilers Influência da restrição de água no desempenho e no desenvolvimento dos órgãos de frangos de corte

The experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40% water restriction (WR) on broiler performance, behavior, organ development (heart, leg, proventriculus and gizzard, liver, and intestines), and intestinal micrometry. Four hundred and eighty ROSS 308 male broilers we...

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Main Authors: Teresa Herr Viola, Andréa Machado Leal Ribeiro, Antônio Mário Penz Júnior, Eduardo Spillari Viola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2009-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982009000200015