Influences of hypoxia on hatching performance in chickens with different genetic adaptation to high altitude

Poultry Science

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2112-2116

  Zhang, H ^a   Wang, X T ^a,b   Chamba, Y ^c   Ling, Y ^a   Wu, C X ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TIBET UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

2,900 meter altitude; Genetic adaptation; Hatchability; Hypoxia

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 53349163443     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2008-00122     Document Type: Article

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