Tracking forced moult by computer tomography and serum biochemical parameters in laying hens

Archiv fur Geflugelkunde

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 245-251

  Romvári, Róbert ^a   Szabó, András ^a   Andrássy Baka, Gabriella ^a   Sütö, Zoltán ^a   Molnár, Tamás ^a   György, Bázár ^a   Horn, Péter ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Blood serum; Computer tomography; Forced moulting; Layers; Metabolite

Indexed keywords

EID: 30144442971     PISSN: 00039098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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