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The intake pattern and feed preference of layer hens selected for high or low feed conversion ratio

Feed accounts for the greatest proportion of egg production costs and there is substantial variation in feed to egg conversion ratio (FCR) efficiency between individual hens. Despite this understanding, there is a paucity of information regarding layer hen feeding behaviour, diet selection and its i...

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Autores principales: Clark, Cameron E. F., Akter, Yeasmin, Hungerford, Alena, Thomson, Peter, Islam, Mohammed R., Groves, Peter J., O’Shea, Cormac J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6742401/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31513689
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222304