Determining broiler bone life history

British Poultry Science

Volumn 39, Issue SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Williams, B ^b   Waddington, D ^a   Solomon, S ^b   Thorp, B ^c   Farquharson, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c Ross Breeders Ltd

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHICKEN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMAGE PROCESSING; TIBIA;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHICKENS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIBIA;

EID: 0032249662     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071669888421     Document Type: Article

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