Thermoregulatory responses of chicks (Gallus domesticus) to low ambient temperatures at an early age

Poultry Science

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2200-2209

  Shinder, D ^a   Rusal, M ^a   Tanny, J ^a   Druyan, S ^b   Yahav, S ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Chick; Cold exposure; Sensible heat loss; Thermotolerance

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 35348824158     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/86.10.2200     Document Type: Article

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