Effects of the naked neck (Na) gene on the sulfur-containing amino acid requirements of broilers

Poultry Science

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 375-380

  Pesti, G M ^a,b   Leclercq, B ^a   Chagneau, A M ^a   Cochard, T ^a  

^a STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler; Naked neck; Sulfur containing amino acids

Indexed keywords

SULFUR AMINO ACID;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; FEATHER; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; NECK; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AMINO ACIDS, SULFUR; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FEATHERS; FEMALE; MALE; NECK; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030095957     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.0750375     Document Type: Article

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