Growth rate, carcass traits and meat quality of slow-growing chicken grown according to three raising systems

Animal Science Papers and Reports

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 361-369

  Dou, T C ^a   Shi, S R ^a   Sun, H J ^a   Wang, K H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Carcass; Chicken; Growth rate; Meat quality; Raising system; Slow growing chicken

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 75949124379     PISSN: 08604037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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