Distribution and elimination of radiolabeled corticosterone in chicken broilers

Wiener Tierarztliche Monatsschrift

Volumn 93, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 283-287

  Rettenbacher, S ^a,b   Palme, R ^a,b   Hackl, R ^a   Bamberg, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b NONE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Broiler; Carcass; Corticosteroids; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 52449127473     PISSN: 0043535X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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