Thermal acclimation of broiler birds by intermittent heat exposure

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-5

  Abdelqader, Anas ^a   Al Fataftah, Abdur Rahman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Broiler; Heat stress; Mortality; Performance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BROILER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVAPORATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; HEAT STRESS; HEAT TOLERANCE; HEAT TREATMENT; HOMEOSTASIS; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SIMULATION; SURVIVAL TIME; THERMAL EXPOSURE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84888805639     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: 18790992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2013.11.001     Document Type: Article

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