ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2024
Taste Preferences in Broilers: Effect of Age, Delivery Matrix, and Number of Chickens per Pen on Selection and Consumption Behaviour.
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- Taste Preferences in Broilers: Behavioral Evaluation for Varying Concentrations of Four Essential Amino Acids.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Reduced Dietary Protein and Essential Amino Acids Impair Growth Performance and Increase Lysine Sensitivity in Broiler Chickens.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Social Enrichment Improves Affective State and Foraging Behavior Compared to Physical Enrichment, While Maintaining Growth Performance in Broiler Chickens.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
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Due to substantial differences between studies, the understanding of avian taste perception remains incomplete. Also, studies on chicken taste preferences have mainly focused on measuring consumption differences, neglecting consumption behaviour patterns. This study investigated how age, the compound delivery matrix, and the number of birds per pen affect broiler chicken preferences and consumption behaviour, and established their preference values for four taste compounds. Ninety-six one-day-old male broiler chickens (Ross 308) were divided into two age groups (initial: days 7-23; final: days 26-42), with two compound delivery matrices (water or ground wheat) and two numbers of birds (one or two chickens per pen), following a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial design. Four taste compounds (sucrose, monosodium glutamate (MSG), L-lysine, and calcium carbonate) were tested at different concentrations. Preferences were assessed at 2, 4, and 8 h post-test, along with recording various behavioural parameters. Initial-stage birds showed higher (
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