Effect of distance between feeder and drinker on exercise and leg disorders in broilers;Einfluss der entfernung zwischen futtertrog und tränke auf die bewegungsaktivität und beinschäden bei broilern

Archiv fur Geflugelkunde

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 98-105

  Reiter, K ^a,b  

^a Inst F Tierhaltung und Tierschutz   (Germany)

^b Inst F Tierhaltung und Tierschutz   (Germany)

Author keywords

Broiler; Distance between feeder and drinker; Exercise; Leg disorder

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 3042720068     PISSN: 00039098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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