Strategies for preventing heat stress in poultry

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Lin, H ^a   Jiao, H C ^a   Buyse, J ^b   Decuypere, E ^b  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Electrolyte; Environment; Feeding; Heat stress; Heat tolerance; Major gene; Naked neck gene; Vitamin

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 33344475926     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/WPS200585     Document Type: Review

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