Fibre area and capillary supply in broiler breast muscle in relation to productivity and ascites

Meat Science

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 397-402

  Hoving Bolink, A H ^a   Kranen, R W ^a   Klont, R E ^a   Gerritsen, C L M ^a   De Greef, K H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ascites; Capillary supply; Chickens; Fibre characteristics; Histology; Oxygen supply; Poultry

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0034404199     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(00)00071-1     Document Type: Article

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