Characteristics of the Pectoralis superficialis and Semimembranosus of Broiler Strain Chickens, Bantam Chickens, and the Reciprocal Crosses

Poultry Science

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 767-773

  Burke, W H ^a   Henry, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicken; Fiber area; Fiber number; Genotype; Muscle

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CHICKEN; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CHICKENS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PECTORALIS MUSCLES;

EID: 0031134678     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/76.5.767     Document Type: Article

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