Structure of skeletal muscles in leghorn type chicken from conservative and parent flocks

Folia Biologica

Volumn 55, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 147-152

  Elminowska Wenda, Gabriela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Conservative and intensively selected flock; Fibers; Muscle; Structure

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 34447645287     PISSN: 00155497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3409/173491607781492560     Document Type: Article

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