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Assessing Feed Color Preference of Broilers During the Starter Phase

Published: April 22, 2025
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1. Introduction Chickens have a well-developed trichromatic vision system composed of diverse photoreceptors and cones [1], allowing them to perceive a broad range of the color spectrum [2]. Chickens can see in ultraviolet wavelengths and perceive colors that are not visible to most mammals [3], including humans [4]. The chickens’ sharp visual capabilities allow them to effectively survey ...
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Jose Vargas
Joseph Gulizia
Wilmer Pacheco
Kevin Downs
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M.C. Fernando R. Feuchter A.
17 de junio de 2025

This was a great work and reminds me back to school early in the 80's when this kind of basic research were implemented by Duke's physiology book.
It is good to update this kind of research and check for genetic changes in behavioral patterns.

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