Comparative development of the small intestine in the turkey poult and pekin duckling

Poultry Science

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 426-431

  Applegate, T J ^a   Karcher, D M ^a   Lilburn, M S ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Duck; Poult; Small intestine; Villus

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS SP.; AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 14844304373     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/84.3.426     Document Type: Article

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