Sensitivity of organ growth to chronically low oxygen levels during incubation in Red Junglefowl and domesticated chicken breeds

Poultry Science

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 126-135

  Lindgren, I ^a   Altimiras, J ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Broiler; Cardiovascular development; Domestication; Hypoxia; Organ growth

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 78650607197     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2010-00996     Document Type: Article

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