Comparative ability to tolerate heat between Thai indigenous chickens, Thai indigenous chickens crossbred and broilers by using heterophil/lymphocyte ratio

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1840-1844

  Aengwanich, W ^a  

^a MAHASARAKHAM UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Broilers; Chronic; Heat stress; Heterophil lymphocyte ratio; Thai indigenous chickens; Thai indigenous chickens crossbred

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 34247278688     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.1840.1844     Document Type: Article

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