Bone breaking strength and apparent metabolisability of calcium and phosphorus in selected and unselected broiler chicken genotypes

British Poultry Science

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 613-621

  McDevitt, R M ^a   McEntee, G M ^b,c   Rance, K A ^b,d  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM INTAKE; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; PHOSPHATE INTAKE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CHICKENS; DIET; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; PHOSPHORUS, DIETARY; SELECTION (GENETICS);

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 33750318790     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660600963560     Document Type: Article

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