Blood Viscosity in Broilers: Influence on Pulmonary Hypertension Syndrome

Poultry Science

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1261-1267

  Fedde, M R ^a   Wideman Jr , R F ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Packed cell volume; Plasma; Pulmonary hypertension syndrome; Shear rate; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD VISCOSITY; BLOOD VOLUME; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD VISCOSITY; BLOOD VOLUME; CHICKENS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; POULTRY DISEASES; SYNDROME;

EID: 0030253631     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.0751261     Document Type: Article

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