Abdominal skin temperature variation in healthy broiler chickens as determined by thermography

Poultry Science

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 846-849

  Tessier, M ^a   Du Tremblay, D ^a   Klopfenstein, C ^a   Beauchamp, G ^a   Boulianne, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abdominal skin temperature; Circadian cycle; Healthy broiler chicken; Image analysis; Thermography

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 1342274642     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/82.5.846     Document Type: Article

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