Association between heterophil/lymphocyte ratio, a marker of 'resistance' to stress, and some production and fitness traits in chickens

British Poultry Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 443-448

  Al Murrani, W K ^a,b   Al Rawi, A J ^a   Al Hadithi, M F ^a   Al Tikriti, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

^b The Barbican   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL COUNT; CHICKEN; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEALTH; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; STRESS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL COUNT; CHICKENS; FEMALE; HEALTH; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; OVIPOSITION; STRESS;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 33747291824     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660600829118     Document Type: Article

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