Anorexia and sexual maturity in female white rock chickens. I. Increasing the feed intake.

作者: D. J. Zelenka , E. A. Dunnington , J. A. Cherry , P. B. Siegel

DOI: 10.1007/BF01260938

关键词: Feeding behaviorAnorexiaSexual maturityJuvenileInternal medicineAnimal scienceFood intakeEndocrinologyBiologyBody weight

摘要: Long-term selection for low juvenile body weight has resulted in a line of chickens where sexual maturity is retarded or prevented because anorexia.Ad libitum-fed pullets which had not commenced egg production by 240 days age were randomly assigned to be force-fed fedad libitum. Increasing food intake via force-feeding caused significantly greater proportion females commence than was noted forad controls. Moreover, those that lay, at onset earlier

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