Characterization of serum enzyme activities and electrolyte levels in broiler chickens after death from sudden death syndrome

Poultry Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 66-69

  Imaeda, Noriaki ^a  

^a Gifu Prefectural Livestock Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Broiler; Electrolyte levels; Enzyme activity; Serumz; Sudden Death Syndrome

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATINE KINASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; CADAVER; CHICKEN; ENZYMOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SUDDEN DEATH;

AGING; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CHICKENS; CREATINE KINASE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; POTASSIUM; POULTRY DISEASES; REFERENCE VALUES; SODIUM;

EID: 0032616416     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/78.1.66     Document Type: Article

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