Effects of transport stress and floor space reduction on selected biochemical indices in common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Archiv fur Geflugelkunde

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 56-61

  Suchy, P ^a   Bedanova, Iveta ^a   Vecerek, V ^a   Voslarova, Eva ^a   Pistekova, Vladimira ^a   Chloupek, P ^a   Vitula, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Glucose; Lactate; Pheasant; Stress; Transport

Indexed keywords

AVES; PHASIANIDAE; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS;

EID: 34248401628     PISSN: 00039098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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