Force-feeding procedure and physiological indicators of stress in male mule ducks

British Poultry Science

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 650-657

  Guemene D ^a   Guy, G ^b   Noirault, J ^a,b   Garreau Mills, M ^a   Gouraud, P ^b   Faure, J M ^a  

^a STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DUCK; FOOD INTAKE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STRESS;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; DUCKS; FEEDING METHODS; MALE; POULTRY DISEASES; STRESS;

EID: 0035753242     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660120088489     Document Type: Article

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