Developmental morphology of the small intestine of African ostrich chicks

Poultry Science

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2629-2635

  Wang, J X ^a   Peng, K M ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

African ostrich chick; Goblet cell; Postnatal development; Small intestine

Indexed keywords

AVES; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 57049172638     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2008-00163     Document Type: Article

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