Air velocity alters broiler performance under harsh environmental conditions

Poultry Science

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 724-726

  Yahav, S ^a   Straschnow, A ^a   Vax, E ^a   Razpakovski, V ^a   Shinder, D ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Air velocity; Broiler; Feed efficiency; Feed intake; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

AIR; AIR CONDITIONING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEVER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

AIR MOVEMENTS; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEVER; HEAT; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; POULTRY DISEASES; VENTILATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0035374810     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/80.6.724     Document Type: Article

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