Broiler rearing systems: A review of major fattening results and meat quality traits

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 217-228

  Bogosavljevic BoSkovi C S ^a   Rakonjac, S ^a   Doskovi C V ^a   Petrovi C M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

Author keywords

broilers; fattening; meat quality; productive traits; rearing systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861840351     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: 17434777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S004393391200027X     Document Type: Review

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