Sex differences in bone growth of broiler chickens

Growth, Development and Aging

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 49-59

  Rose, N ^a   Constantin, P ^a   Leterrier, C ^a  

^a STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

Author keywords

Bio mechanics; Bone; Chicken; Growth; Sex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE GROWTH; BONE MALFORMATION; BONE MINERALIZATION; BONE TISSUE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TARSAL JOINT; TIBIA;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHICKENS; FEMALE; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; VALGUS;

EID: 0029779703     PISSN: 10411232     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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