Graded atmospheric oxygen level effects on performance and ascites incidence in broilers

Poultry Science

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1550-1553

  Beker, A ^a   Vanhooser, S L ^a   Swartzlander, J H ^a   Teeter, R G ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascites; Ascites heart ratio; Broiler; Hematocrit; Oxygen concentration threshold

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BIRD DISEASE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; EATING; HEART VENTRICLE; HEMATOCRIT; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ASCITES; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; EATING; HEART VENTRICLES; HEMATOCRIT; MALE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POULTRY DISEASES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0642373018     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/82.10.1550     Document Type: Article

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