Comparison of some selected growth, physiological and bone characteristics of capon, slip and intact birds in Taiwan country chicken cockerels

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 50-56

  Lin, Cheng Yung ^a,b   Hsu, Jenn Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Androgen; Blood Parameters; Bone Traits; Capon; Comb Area; Rectal Temperature; Slip

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0037253343     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2003.50     Document Type: Article

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