Heterophil to lymphocyte ratio and tonic immobility reactions to preslaughter handling in broiler chickens treated with ascorbic acid

Poultry Science

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 402-406

  Zulkifli, I ^a   Che Norma, M T ^a   Chong, C H ^b   Loh, T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Broilers; Handling; Heterophil lymphocyte ratio; Tonic immobility

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHICKEN; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHICKENS; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; POSTURE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0034146822     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/79.3.402     Document Type: Article

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