Attempts to achieve low‐weight broiler breeder hens by severe growth depression during various periods up to 6 weeks of age and food allocation below the recommendations thereafter

References

• Bartov , I. , Bornstein , S. , Lev , Y. , Pines , M. and Rosenberg , J. 1988 . Feed restriction in broiler breeder pullets: Skip‐a‐day versus skip‐two‐days. . Poultry Science, , 67 : 809 – 813 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bornstein , S. , Plavnik , I. and Lev , Y. 1984 . Body weight and/or fatness as potential determinants of the onset of egg production in broiler breeder hens. . British Poultry Science, , 25 : 323 – 341 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Brody , T. , Eitan , Y. , Soller , M. , Nir , I. and Nitsan , Z. 1980 . Compensatory growth and sexual maturity in broiler females reared under severe food restriction from day of hatching. . British Poultry Science, , 21 : 437 – 446 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Eitan , Y. and Soller , M. 1993 . Two‐way selection for threshold body weight at first egg in broiler strain females. 3. Reproductive performance under various levels of feed restriction. . Poultry Science, , 72 : 1813 – 1822 .
   Google Scholar
• Fattori , T.R. , Wilson , H.R. , Harms , R.H. and Miles , R.D. 1991 . Response of broiler breeder females to feed restriction below recommended levels. 1. Growth and reproductive performance. . Poultry Science, , 70 : 26 – 36 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Hurwitz , S. and Plavnik , I. 1989 . Severe feed restriction in pullets during the early growing period: Performance and relationships among age, body weight, and egg weight at the onset of production. . Poultry Science, , 63 : 914 – 924 .
   Google Scholar
• Leeson , S. and Summers , J.D. 1984 . Influence of nutritional modification on skeletal size of Leghorn and broiler breeder pullets. . Poultry Science, , 63 : 1222 – 1228 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lilburn , M.S. and Myers‐Miller , D.J. 1990 . Dietary effects on body composition and subsequent production characteristics in broiler breeder hens. . Poultry Science, , 69 : 1126 – 1132 .
   Google Scholar
• Lilburn , M.S. , Ngiam‐Rilling , K. and Smith , J.H. 1987 . Relationships between dietary protein, dietary energy, rearing environment, and nutrient utilization by broiler breeder pullets. . Poultry Science, , 66 : 1111 – 1118 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Pearson , R.A. and Herron , K.M. 1982 . Relationship between energy and protein intakes and laying characteristics in individually‐caged broiler breeder hens. . British Poultry Science, , 23 : 145 – 159 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pinchasov , Y. and Jensen , J.S. 1989 . Comparison of physical and chemical means of feed restriction in broiler chicks. . Poultry Science, , 68 : 61 – 69 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Plavnik , I. and Hurwitz , S. 1990 . Performance of broiler chickens and turkey poults subjected to feed restriction or to feeding of low‐protein or low‐sodium diets at an early age. . Poultry Science, , 69 : 945 – 952 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Robinson , F.E. and Robinson , N.A. 1991 . Reproductive performance, growth rate and body composition of breeder hens differing in body weight at 21 weeks of age. . Canadian Journal of Animal Science, , 71 : 1233 – 1239 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Robinson , F.E. , Wilson , J.L. , Yu , M.W. , Fasenko , G.M. and Hardin , R.T. 1993 . The relationship between body weight and reproductive efficiency in meat‐type chickens. . Poultry Science, , 72 : 912 – 922 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Snedecor , G.W. and Cochran , W.G. 1967 . Statistical Methods. , 6th edn , Ames IA, , USA : Iowa State University Press .
   Google Scholar
• Soller , M. , Eitan , Y. and Brody , T. 1984 . Effect of diet and early quantitative feed restriction on the minimum weight requirement for onset of sexual maturity in White Rock broiler breeders. . Poultry Science, , 63 : 1255 – 1261 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Stevenson , M.H. , Jackson , N. and Gibson , S.W. 1987 . Withdrawal of zinc oxide‐containing diets from mature, female domestic fowl: Effects on laying performance and the weights of selected tissues. . British Poultry Science, , 28 : 437 – 447 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yu , M.W. , Robinson , F.E. and Robblee , A.R. 1992 . Effect of feed allowance during rearing and breeding on female broiler breeders. 1. Growth and carcass characteristics. . Poultry Science, , 71 : 1739 – 1749 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar