Background: Ningdu Sanhuang chicken is a small-breed local breed with early maturity, excellent meat quality, stable production performance and hereditary performance. Objectives: High-ord
Age (days) and body weight (mean ± standard deviation, kg) of tested birds at each weight timepoint per genetic strain (with growth rate categorization fast, intermediate or slow).
Body measurements of control and PM-fed chickens were analysed statistically using an unpaired t-test and the results are presented as the mean ± standard deviation.*significantly different (p
ABSTRACT This study investigated the effects of broiler chick hatching time on the percentage of the yolk sac and subsequent broiler live performance. Broiler hatching eggs were obtained from a commer
ABSTRACT Growth pattern is essential for economically efficient poultry production. In this study, we aimed to describe the growth curve of chickens of the Canela-Preta breed reared in two different r