The effect of pre-sampling handling time on blood plasma biochemical parameters of broilers

Deutsche Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 62-65

  Voslarova, E ^a   Chloupek, P ^a   Bedanova, I ^a   Suchy, P ^a   Pistekova, V ^a   Vecerek, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Blood sampling; Broiler chicken; Corticosterone; Handling; Stress

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 38949121184     PISSN: 03416593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2377/0341-6593-115-62     Document Type: Article

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