Effects of lairage time on body temperature and glycogen reserves of broiler chickens held in transport modules

Veterinary Record

Volumn 145, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 218-222

  Warriss, P D ^a   Knowles, T G ^a   Brown, S N ^a   Edwards, J E ^a   Kettlewell, P J ^b   Mitchell, M A ^c   Baxter, C A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

GLYCOGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; FOOD; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; HUMIDITY; MEAT INDUSTRY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PH; SEASON; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; GLYCOGEN; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HUMIDITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIVER GLYCOGEN; MEAT-PACKING INDUSTRY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POULTRY PRODUCTS; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0033592027     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.145.8.218     Document Type: Article

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