Environmental heat stress does not reduce blood ionized calcium concentration in hens acclimated to elevated temperatures

Poultry Science

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 197-200

  Samara, M H ^a   Robbins, K R ^a   Smith, M O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler breeder hen; Calcium; Heat distress; Manganese biological availability; Shell

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; CHICKEN; EGG LAYING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; STRESS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CALCIUM; CHICKENS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEAT; OVIPOSITION; POULTRY DISEASES; STRESS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030072696     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.0750197     Document Type: Article

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