The effect of the Naked Neck genotype (Nana), feeding and outdoor rearing on growth and carcass characteristics of free range broilers in a hot climate

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 99-107

  de Almeida, André Martinho ^a,b   Zuber, Urs ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^b FACULDADE DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Free range poultry; Market differentiation; Naked neck; Outdoor rearing; Productive characteristics; Tropical environments

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; PORTUGAL; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE; MEAT; PORTUGAL; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 71249134450     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-009-9391-y     Document Type: Article

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