Effect of thermal variation during late-stage incubation on broiler chicken body weight gain and Pectoralis major muscle growth characteristics
Juan J. Barberena *1GS, J. Wesley Rogers 1, Brittany L. Hutson 1, J. Enrique Banegas 1, Martha S. Rueda 1, 2, Jeremiah D. Davis 2, Katie E. Elliott 3, Charlene Hanlon 1, Charles W. Starkey 4, Jessica D. Starkey 1 / 1 Department of Poultry Science, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States, 2 National Poultry Technology Center, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States, 3 Poultry Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States, 4 Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, North American Renderers Association, Alexandria, Virginia, United States.