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Behaviour, Welfare, Husbandry & Environment

Splitting the scotoperiod: effects on feeding behaviour, intestinal fill and digestive transit time in broiler chickens

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Pages 1-10 | Accepted 07 Jun 2010, Published online: 19 Feb 2011

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