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Behavioural adaptation of two genetic stocks of broilers to protein/energy dietary choice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

M. Picard ,
P. B. Siegel ,
P. A. Geraert ,
G. Uzu  and
P. E. V. Williams
M. Picard
Affiliation:
INRA Station de Recherches Avicoles, 37380 Nouzilly, France
P. B. Siegel
Affiliation:
Animal and Poultry Sciences Department Virginia Technical University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0306, USA
P. A. Geraert
Affiliation:
Rhone Poulenc Animal Nutrition, BP100, 92164 Antony Cedex, France
G. Uzu
Affiliation:
Rhone Poulenc Animal Nutrition, BP100, 92164 Antony Cedex, France
P. E. V. Williams
Affiliation:
Rhone Poulenc Animal Nutrition, BP100, 92164 Antony Cedex, France
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Chickens have been selected for millenniums on their ability to select food in complex and variable environments. Artificial selection for juvenile body weight using a single balanced food might have modified the ability of chickens to adapt to a choice feeding situation (Siegel and Dunnington, 1990). However, diet selection for protein has been demonstrated in many recently published experiments (for review: Forbes and Shariatmadari, 1994).

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BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 20: Animal Choices , 1997 , pp. 119 - 120
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1997

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