Comparison of plasma uric acid levels in five varieties of the domestic turkey, Meleagris gallopavo

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1791-1794

  Hartman, S ^a   Taleb, S A ^a   Geng, T ^a   Gyenai, K ^a   Guan, X ^a   Smith, E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Body weight; Plasma uric acid; Sex; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; ROYSTONEA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33749464062     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.10.1791     Document Type: Article

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