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Diurnal food intake patterns of broiler chickens offered a choice of feed varying in protein content

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

F. Shariatmadari  and
J.M. Forbes
F. Shariatmadari
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT
J.M. Forbes
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT
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The ability of broiler chickens to regulate protein intake when given a choice of high- and low-protein feeds has been demonstrated (Shariatmadari and Forbes, 1990). However, it is not know whether birds take several meals from one feed and then several from the other, or whether both feeds are taken in mixed meals. Therefore, to determine how protein intake regulation operates on a meal-to-meal basis, the meal patterns of broiler chickens were automatically recorded when they were offered two feeds of different protein content.

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Poultry
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1992 , March 1992 , pp. 85
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1992

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Shariatmadari, F. and Forbes, J.M. 1990b. The ability of broiler chickens to regulate protein intake when offered a choice of diets containing different levels of protein. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 49 218A.Google Scholar