Feed intake in chickens: genetic and social factors

The effects of genetic and social factors influencing ingestive behaviors, growth, livability, and dietary self-selection were investigated in three experiments. In Experiment I, ingestive behaviors, livability, and body weight were measured in lines of White Plymouth Rock chickens selected for high...

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Main Author: Noble, Donald O.
Other Authors: Animal and Poultry Sciences
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/44912
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09292009-020101/