The Reduction of Heat Production in Exercising Pigeons after L-Carnitine Supplementation

Poultry Science

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 578-584

  Janssens, G P J ^a   Buyse, J ^b   Seynaeve, M ^a   Decuypere, E ^b   De Wilde, R ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carnitine; Exercise; Heat production; Pigeons; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; THYROID HORMONE;

AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIMETRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FLYING; MALE; METABOLISM; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; THERMOREGULATION; TIME;

ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERE EXPOSURE CHAMBERS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; CARNITINE; COHORT STUDIES; COLUMBIDAE; DIET; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MALE; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; THYROID HORMONES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032040285     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/77.4.578     Document Type: Article

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