Growth performance, carcass characteristics, and the incidence of ascites in broilers in response to feed restriction and litter oiling

Poultry Science

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 522-528

  McGovern, R H ^a   Feddes, J J R ^a   Robinson, F E ^a   Hanson, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ascites; Broiler; Feed restriction; Image analysis; Litter oiling

Indexed keywords

AVES; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; DIET; DUST; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEART; HISTOLOGY; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGING; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ASCITES; CHICKENS; DIET; DUST; HEART; HOUSING, ANIMAL; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POULTRY DISEASES;

EID: 0033113190     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/78.4.522     Document Type: Article

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