Breeding of tomorrow's chickens to improve well-being

Poultry Science

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 805-813

  Cheng, H W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Chicken; Farm animal; Selection; Well being

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CHICKEN; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POULTRY;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BREEDING; CHICKENS; FEMALE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; POULTRY; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 77953060590     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2009-00361     Document Type: Conference Paper

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