Body composition and development measured repeatedly by computer tomography during growth in two types of turkeys

Poultry Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 546-552

  Brenoe U T ^a   Kolstad, K ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body composition; Computer tomography; Turkey strains; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TURKEY (BIRD); WEIGHT GAIN;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TURKEYS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0034168580     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/79.4.546     Document Type: Article

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