Effect of light intensity and photoperiod on live performance, heterophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, and processing yields of broilers

Poultry Science

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1287-1293

  Lien, R J ^a   Hess, J B ^a   McKee, S R ^a   Bilgili, S F ^a   Townsend, J C ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast meat yield; Broiler; Light intensity; Photoperiod; Stress

Indexed keywords

AVES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL COUNT; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; LIGHT; LYMPHOCYTE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CELL COUNT; CHICKENS; LIGHT; LYMPHOCYTES; PHOTOPERIOD;

EID: 34548250495     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/86.7.1287     Document Type: Article

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