Group size and density effects on physical indices and cell-mediated immunity in two genetic lines of White Leghorn layers

Poultry Science

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2500-2504

  Fahey, A G ^a,b   Cheng, H W ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Chicken; Group size; Hematology; Subpopulation T cell

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 57049186478     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2007-00407     Document Type: Article

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