Haematological profile of broiler chickens under acute stress due to shackling

Acta Veterinaria Brno

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 129-135

  Bedáàová, Iveta ^a   Voslarova E ^a   Vecerek V ^a   Pistekova V ^a   Chloupek, P ^a  

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

Author keywords

Haematology; Poultry; Stress; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 42349102063     PISSN: 00017213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2754/avb200776010129     Document Type: Article

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