Effect of caponization and exogenous androgen implantation on muscle characteristics of male chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 558-563

  Chen, T T ^a   Huang, C C ^a   Lee, T Y ^a   Lin, K J ^a   Chang, C C ^a   Chen, K L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Androgen; Caponization; Implantation; Male chicken; Muscle characteristic

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; CHOLESTEROL; NANDROLONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CHOLESTEROL; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; DRUG IMPLANTS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NANDROLONE; ORCHIECTOMY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 77951642221     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2009-00429     Document Type: Article

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