Effect of genotype and rearing system on chicken behavior and muscle fiber characteristics

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 4109-4117

  Branciari, R ^a   Mugnai, C ^a   Mammoli, R ^a   Miraglia, D ^a   Ranucci, D ^a   Dal Bosco, A ^a   Castellini, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behavior; Chicken genotype; Muscle fiber; Organic rearing system

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHICKEN; DIET; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHICKENS; CREATINE KINASE; DIET; GENOTYPE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 70450159279     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2090     Document Type: Article

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