Growth associated and stress-induced myopathies in the domestic chicken (Gallus domesticus)

Genetic selection of broiler chickens for growth related production traits may have led to an increased susceptibility to both growth and stress induced myopathies. A comparison of a broiler (B); broiler great-grandparent (GGP) and layer (L) line revealed that by 25 weeks of age, the mean body weigh...

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Main Author: Cooke, Victoria Elizabeth
Published: University of Edinburgh 2005
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.643404