Performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens with different growth potential and submitted to heat stress

Revista Brasileira de Ciencia Avicola / Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 181-186

  Rosa, P S ^a,b   Faria Filho, D E ^c   Dahlke, F ^d   Vieira, B S ^b   Macari, M ^b   Furlan, Renato Luis ^b  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allometric coefficient; Carcass yield; Genetic improvement; Heat stress

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 38349018936     PISSN: 1516635X     EISSN: 18069061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-635X2007000300007     Document Type: Article

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