Genetics, the effects of broiler chicken growth rate on valgus, varus, and tibial dyschondroplasia

Poultry Science

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 62-65

  Shim, M Y ^a   Karnuah, A B ^a   Anthony, N B ^b   Pesti, G M ^a   Aggrey, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arkansas randombred; Broiler; Tibial dyschondroplasia; Valgus; Varus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BONE ANTEVERSION; BONE RETROVERSION; CHICKEN; CHONDRODYSPLASIA; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INCIDENCE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; TIBIA;

ANIMALS; BONE ANTEVERSION; BONE RETROVERSION; CHICKENS; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MALE; OSTEOCHONDRODYSPLASIAS; POULTRY DISEASES; TIBIA;

EID: 83755178040     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2011-01599     Document Type: Article

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