Changes in selected biochemical indices related to transport of broilers to slaughterhouse under different ambient temperatures

Poultry Science

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2719-2725

  Vosmerova, P ^a   Chloupek, J ^a   Bedanova, I ^a   Chloupek, P ^a   Kruzikova, K ^a   Blahova, J ^a   Vecerek, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Ambient temperature; Broiler; Transport

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; URIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHICKEN; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; TEMPERATURE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAVEL;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CORTICOSTERONE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE; TRANSPORTATION; TRAVEL; TRIGLYCERIDES; URIC ACID;

EID: 78649360054     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2010-00709     Document Type: Article

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