Feed withdrawal of broilers before transport changes plasma hormone and metabolite concentrations

Poultry Science

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1146-1152

  Nijdam, E ^a   Delezie, E ^b   Lambooij, E ^c   Nabuurs, M J A ^c   Decuypere, E ^b   Stegeman, J A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Broiler; Feed withdrawal; Metabolite; Stress; Transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 23244437955     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/84.7.1146     Document Type: Article

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