Enhancement of meat production by environmental manipulations in embryo and young broilers

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Halevy, O ^a   Yahav, S ^b   Rozenboim, I ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Embryogenesis; Meat production, broilers; Myoblasts; Satellite cells; Skeletal muscle growth

Indexed keywords

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EID: 33749007169     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/WPS2005110     Document Type: Review

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