Relationship of the eggshell conductance constant to neonatal cardiac physiology

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 220-228

  Christensen, V L ^a   Ort, D T ^a   Grimes, J L ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac physiology; Eggshell conductance; Intestinal physiology; Weak poults

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442501675     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2003.220.228     Document Type: Article

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