Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
DOI
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Abstract
The present study was carried out to determine the diurnal feeding patterns of broiler chickens given a choice between ascorbic acid (AA) supplemented and unsupplemented feeds under heated or unheated conditions. Broiler chickens were offered supplemented (with 200 mg AA/kg feed) and unsupplemented feeds, and the feeding behaviour for each feed was monitored by continuous recording of the weight of the feed container for 4 days under unheated (UH) and the next 4 days under heated (H) conditions. The weight and timing of each meal was used to calculate cumulative feed intake, AA intake, number of meals, mean meal size and length, intermeal interval, interval length, eating time and consumption rate. The results showed that heating had a significant (P
Keywords
Diurnal Feeding Pattern, Broilers, Ascorbic Acid, Environmental Temperature
First Page
479
Last Page
491
Recommended Citation
KUTLU, HASAN RÜŞTÜ and FORBES, J. MICHAEL (2000) "Effects of Environmental Temperature and Dietary Ascorbic Acid on the Diurnal Feeding Pattern of Broilers," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 24: No. 5, Article 10. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol24/iss5/10
