End-weight prediction in broiler growth

British Poultry Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 330-335

  Cangar, O ^a   Aerts, J M ^a   Vranken, E ^a   Berckmans, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SOFTWARE;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 33745634406     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660600741735     Document Type: Article

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