Feathering in commercial poultry II. Factors influencing feather growth and feather loss

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 52-63

  Leeson, S ^a   Walsh, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b NOVUS INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Broilers; Environment; Feathers; Genetics; Layers; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALLUS GALLUS; MYCOPLASMA;

EID: 4644283484     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/WPS20040005     Document Type: Review

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