Effect of four percent carbon dioxide during the second half of incubation on embryonic development, hatching parameters, and posthatch growth

Poultry Science

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1372-1379

  Everaert, N ^a   Kamers, B ^a   Witters, A ^a   De Smit, L ^a   Debonne, M ^a   Decuypere, E ^a   Bruggeman, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Broiler line; High CO2; Incubation; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CORTICOSTERONE; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROXINE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING;

AGING; ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; CORTICOSTERONE; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 34548215191     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/86.7.1372     Document Type: Article

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