Age-related effects of catching, crating, and transportation at different seasons on core body temperature and physiological blood parameters in broilers

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 549-560

  Yalcin S ^a   Ozkan S ^a   Oktay, G ^b   Cabuk M ^b   Erbayraktar, Z ^b   Bilgili, S F ^c  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler; Physiological parameter; Preslaughter stress

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 11844285713     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/japr/13.4.549     Document Type: Article

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