Ervil feeding as an alternative to fasting in molting programs for layers - by Daoud Elias Al Haddad
Abstract
Feed withdrawal for up to 14 days has been commercially practiced to induce molting in laying hens. Animal welfare activists have considered this practice as an appalling treatment to animals. Consequently, an experiment was conducted to develop a humane
Description
Thesis (M.S.)--Dept. of Animal Sciences, AUB, 2003.;"Advisor: Dr. Mohammad T. Farran, Professor, Animal Sciences--Member of Committee: Dr. Elie Barbour, Professor, Animal Sciences--Member of Committee: Dr. Nuhad Daghir, Professor, Animal Sciences"
Bibliography : leaves 39-45.
Bibliography : leaves 39-45.