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Haematological characteristics predicting susceptibility for ascites. 1. High carbon dioxide tensions in juvenile chickens.
British poultry science - 1 Jul 2003
Scheele C W, van Der Klis J D, Kwakernaak C, Buys N, Decuypere E
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1. Male broilers of two different genetic stocks, a pure broiler sire line (A) and commercially available Ross broilers (B), were used to study the effect of haematological characteristics in juvenile chickens on the development of clinical ascitic signs. Production performance (body weight gain (BWG), feed intake (FI), feed conversion ratio (FCR)) from 448 birds per stock was measured from 2 to 5 weeks of age....
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