Assessing locomotion deficiency in broiler chicken;Medida de deficiência locomotora em frango de corte

Scientia Agricola

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 129-135

  Nääs, Irenilza de Alencar ^a   Paz, Ibiara Correia de Lima Almeida ^b   Baracho, Marta dos Santos ^a   de Menezes, Adriana Gomes ^a   de Lima, Karla Andrea Oliveira ^a   Bueno, Leda Gobbo de Freitas ^a   Mollo Neto, Mario ^c   de Carvalho, Victor Ciaco ^a   Almeida, Ianê Correia de Lima ^d   de Souza, Anderson Luiz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA GRANDE DOURADOS   (Brazil)

^c PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^d SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Feet force measurement; Gait scoring; Poultry production; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 77953627985     PISSN: 01039016     EISSN: 1678992X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-90162010000200001     Document Type: Article

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