Cold-induced ascites in broiler chickens and its improvement by temperature-controlled rearing

Avian Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 989-996

  Sato, T ^a   Tezuka, K ^b   Shibuya, H ^a   Watanabe, T ^a   Kamata, H ^a   Shirai, W ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Marubeni Feed Company   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ascites; Broiler; Hematocrit; Pulmonary hypertension; Temperature controlled rearing

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0036815788     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/0005-2086(2002)046[0989:CIAIBC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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