This research was supported by funds from the
British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture (Victoria,
BC, Canada), administered by The University of
British Columbia Specialty Birds Research Committee.
This paper is an extension of a paper presented
by J. Arthur at the 2012 Poultry Science Association
Annual Meeting and was rewarded with a
Certificate of Excellence. J. Arthur was supported
by British Columbia Egg Marketing Board (Abbotsford,
BC, Canada) graduate scholarships. We thank
Anissa Ip and Ken Ng (both professional translators,
Vancouver, BC, Canada) for their translation services.
Jim Vercammen (UBC Food and Resource Economics)
provided valuable inputs for the statistical analyses.
The University of British Columbia staff and students