Morphological asymmetry and broiler welfare

Health status, feed conversion ratio, and mortality are long known broiler chicken production indicators. However, further parameters are required by today's demanding meat markets, as these indicators are not sufficiently accurate to determine flock overall welfare. Morphological asymmetry has...

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Main Authors: IA Nääs, LT Sonoda, CEB Romanini, GM Morello, HAF Neves, MS Baracho, SRLS Souza, AG Menezes, M Mollo Neto, DJ Moura, ICL Almeida Paz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2008-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2008000400003