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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas
2008-12-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2008000400003 |