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Dietary self-selection and feed restriction studies with growing and breeding turkeys
Abstract
dc:description.abstractA series of experiments was conducted to examine protein and energy utilization in growing and breeding turkeys, and to investigate the impact of body weight restriction on subsequent reproductive performance. In the first experiment, dietary self-selection of energy and protein and feed restriction were studied in growing turkeys. Body weight of males and females was significantly reduced by feed restriction. Protein efficiency was significantly lower in self-selecting males and females. Feed restriction significantly reduced the carcass yield of males, but not females.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph. D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- doctoral
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Animal Science
- Department dc:contributor.department
- Animal Science
- Grantor dc:publisher
- Virginia Tech
- Year dc:date.issued
- 1993
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Felts, James Vernon
- Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
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- Denbow, D. Michael
- Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
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- Herbein, Joseph H. Jr.
- Howell, Gary O.
- Hulet, R. Michael
- Wolford, John H.
Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- In Copyright
- Licence dc:rights.uri
- Language dc:language.iso
- en
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Dc Identifier Other
- etd-07282008-135100
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/38931