Caponization and testosterone implantation effects on blood lipid and lipoprotein profile in male chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 547-552

  Chen, K L ^a   Chi, W T ^a   Chiou, P W S ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Caponization; Lipid metabolism; Lipoprotein; Testosterone implantation

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 18944371416     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/84.4.547     Document Type: Article

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