Range and confinement rearing of four genetic lines of turkeys. 1. Effects on growth, mortality, and walking ability

Poultry Science

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 160-164

  Noble, D O ^a   Nestor, K E ^a   Polley, C R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Interaction; Selection; Turkey; Walking ability

Indexed keywords

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BREEDING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; TURKEY (BIRD); WALKING;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BREEDING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; SELECTION (GENETICS); TURKEYS; WALKING;

EID: 0030072990     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.0750160     Document Type: Article

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