Adaptive behaviour in chickens in relation to thermoregulation

Archiv fur Geflugelkunde

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 199-207

  Gerken, Martina ^a,b   Afnan, R ^a   Dorl J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptive behaviour; Broiler; Broiler breeder; Infrared thermography; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

APTERIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 33750629631     PISSN: 00039098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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