Growth of the femur and tibia of a commercial broiler line

Poultry Science

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1289-1294

  Applegate, T J ^a   Lilburn, M S ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Broiler; Femur; Skeletal growth; Tibia

Indexed keywords

AVES; FRAXINUS;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHICKEN; FEMALE; FEMUR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TIBIA;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHICKENS; FEMALE; FEMUR; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TIBIA;

EID: 0036728327     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/81.9.1289     Document Type: Article

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