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Anatomical parameters of cardiopulmonary system in three different lines of chickens: further evidence for involvement in ascites syndrome.
Avian pathology : journal of the W.V.P.A - 1 Jun 2005
Hassanzadeh Mohammad, Gilanpour Hassan, Charkhkar Saied, Buyse Johan, Decuypere Eddy
Abstract excerpt
The present study was designed to compare the anatomical parameters of the cardiopulmonary system in three different lines of chickens with different susceptibility to ascites syndrome. Eggs from three different genetic lines-commercial broiler and layer lines and one native to Iran--were incubated and hatched, and 1-day-old chicks used. The relative heart and lung weights, the volumes of the heart, lung and...
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