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The effect of prior training of broiler chickens on diet selection using whole wheat

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2017

M. Covasa  and
J.M. Forbes
M. Covasa
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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It has been suggested that female broiler chickens, having lower growth potential, are overprovided with dietary protein and that they will benefit more than males from a choice between a commercial standard food and whole wheat. The need for an initial learning period, before animals make ‘correct’ dietary choices has been emphasised (Mastika and Cumming, 1987; Rose and Kyriazakis, 1991; Shariatmadari and Forbes, 1991), but the problem of predicting the amount of necessary sampling, the method of learning and consequently the length of the experience period, or how often it has to be repeated, remained to be considered.

Therefore, the present experiment was designed to study whether birds need a learning period when presented with two foods, a commercial standard food (N) and whole wheat (W) in a choice feeding system.

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Poultry
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1994 , March 1994 , pp. 174
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1994

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