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The effects of temperature on broilers: Interactions between temperature and feeding regime |
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| Authors: | D R Charles C M Groom T S Bray |
| Institution: | 1. Agricultural Development and Advisory Service , Shardlow Hall, Shardlow, Derby , DE7 2GN , England;2. Agricultural Development and Advisory Service , Brooklands Avenue, Cambridge , CB2 2DR , England;3. ADAS , Gleadthorpe Experimental Husbandry Farm , Meden Vale, Mansfield , Nottinghamshire , NG20 9PF , England |
| Abstract: | 1. Three experiments were carried out with Ross 1 broilers each using four temperatures during the finisher phase. In each experiment there were 64 plots of 100 birds per plot. Temperatures used ranged from 15 to 27 °C. Finisher diets of four nutrient concentrations were fed, (13.3, 12.9, 12.4 and 11.7 MJ ME/kg at 199, 197, 195 and 188 g protein/kg respectively). 2. Cumulative food consumption and body weight at 42, 49 and 56 d decreased with increasing temperature. 3. There were no interactions between temperature and dietary nutrient concentration. |
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