The effects of crating and road transportation on stress and fear responses of broiler chickens treated with ascorbic acid

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Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 33-37

  Zulkifli, Idrus ^a   Che Norma, M T ^a   Chong, C H ^b   Loh, T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Broiler; Crating; Fear; Stress; Transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041078867     PISSN: 00039098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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