Interactions between the naked neck gene, sex, and fluctuating ambient temperature on heat tolerance, growth, body composition, meat quality, and sensory analysis of slow growing meat-type broilers

Livestock Science

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 33-45

  N'dri, A L ^a   Mignon Grasteau, S ^a   Sellier, N ^a   Beaumont, C ^a   Tixier Boichard, M ^b  

^a STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Growth; Heat; Label chicken; Meat quality; Naked neck gene

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 34250005229     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2006.09.025     Document Type: Article

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