Metabolic and endocrine changes induced by chronic heat exposure in broiler chickens: Growth performance, body composition and energy retention

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 195-204

  Geraert, P A ^a   Padilha, J C F ^a,b   Guillaumin, S ^a  

^a STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body composition; Chronic heat exposure; Energy retention; Growth

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEATHER; FEEDING; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; METABOLIC INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT; THERMAL EXPOSURE;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEATHERS; HEAT; MALE; PROTEINS;

EID: 0029915752     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19960124     Document Type: Article

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