Estimating body weight and body composition of chickens by using noninvasive measurements

Poultry Science

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 868-873

  Latshaw, J D ^a   Bishop, B L ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Chicken; Pelvis width; Skinfold thickness; Total body electrical conductivity

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGING; ANIMALS; BIOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0035404560     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/80.7.868     Document Type: Article

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