Stress response and habituation as influenced by nutritional and thermal factors in dwarf and normal chickens
Experiments were conducted to explore physiological, pathological, and immunological aspects of stress in chickens. Mechanisms of habituation and their association with adrenal steroids were also studied. Degree of stress experienced during perinatal and neonatal stages was evaluated. In both sta...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40200 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10262005-101016/ |