Susceptibility of Broiler Chickens to Hemorrhages in Muscles: The Effect of Stock and Rearing Temperature Regimen

Poultry Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 334-341

  Kranen, R W ^a,b   Scheele, C W ^b   Veerkamp, C H ^c   Lambooy, E ^b   Van Kuppevelt, T H ^a   Veerkamp, J H ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Poultry Processing Consultancy   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ascites; Body composition; Broiler; Electrical stunning; Hemorrhages

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; LIOTHYRONINE; OXYGEN;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLEEDING; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; HEART; HEMATOCRIT; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MUSCLE DISEASE; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BICARBONATES; BODY COMPOSITION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHICKENS; HEART; HEMATOCRIT; HEMORRHAGE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MUSCULAR DISEASES; ORGAN SIZE; OXYGEN; POULTRY DISEASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0031990667     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/77.2.334     Document Type: Article

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