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Selection for Growth Performance in Broiler Chickens Associates with Less Diet Flexibility

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  • Jana Pauwels
  • Frank Coopman
  • An Cools
  • Joris Michiels
  • Dirk Fremaut
  • Stefaan De Smet
  • Geert P J Janssens

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Global competition for high standard feed-food resources between man and livestock, such as industrial broilers, is a concerning problem. In addition, the low productivity of scavenger chickens in developing countries leaves much to be desired. Changing the ingredients, and therefore, the nutrient composition of feed intake by commercial fed as well as scavenger chickens seems like an obvious solution. In this study, the ability of four broiler chicken breeds to perform on a commercial versus a scavenger diet was tested. The four broiler breeds differed genetically in growth potential. A significant (P

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  • Jana Pauwels & Frank Coopman & An Cools & Joris Michiels & Dirk Fremaut & Stefaan De Smet & Geert P J Janssens, 2015. "Selection for Growth Performance in Broiler Chickens Associates with Less Diet Flexibility," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(6), pages 1-13, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0127819
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127819
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