Martin Zuidhof
Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences
University of Alberta
Canada
Biography
Martin Zuidhof Degree PhD, University of Alberta Job/Research Area Poultry Systems Modeling.
Research Interest
Major Responsibilities/Research Interests Martin Zuidhof Dr. Zuidhof is the first in the world to develop a precision feeding system to control feed intake in individual group-housed chickens. His research focuses on the ultimate fate of dietary energy, using linear and nonlinear mathematical models to predict the effects of nutrition, management, and genetics on poultry growth and reproductive performance. In addition to its practical commercial potential, the precision feeding system facilitates high quality research with free-run birds, addressing a major social issue of animal confinement. Informational video describing the system:
Publications
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Growth, efficiency, and yield of commercial broilers from 1957, 1978, and 2005
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Effects of environmental temperature and dietary energy on energy partitioning coefficients of female broiler breeders
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Effects of broiler breeder management on pullet body weight and carcass uniformity
