Response of rectal temperature of broiler chickens to thermal environment factors

Archiv fur Geflugelkunde

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 126-131

  Lin, H ^a,b   Buyse, J ^b   Du, R ^c   Gu, X H ^c   Zhang, Z Y ^c  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Broiler; Circadian rhythm; Cyclic thermal environment; Environmental temperature; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 3042804843     PISSN: 00039098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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