The hormonal basis of decreased growth rate in broiler chickens exposed to high environmental temperatures
Broiler chickens and other meat animals grow very slowly at high ambient temperatures (such as those experienced in tropical and subtropical countries), and also exhibit a high mortality rate under these conditions. Experimental evidence suggests an interaction between thyroid hormones and growth ho...
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University of Edinburgh
1994
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.653189 |