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Hypobaric hypoxia in ascites resistant and susceptible broiler genetic lines influences gut morphology.
Poultry science - 1 Sept 2005
de los Santos F Solis, Tellez G, Farnell M B, Balog J M, Anthony N B, Pavlidis H O, Donoghue A M
Abstract excerpt
Genetic selection based on rapid growth rates, improved feed conversion, and increased body weights has led to a predisposition to ascites in broiler populations. Sire-family selection was applied to a commercial elite line to produce divergent lines of ascites-resistant (RES) and ascites-susceptible (SUS) broilers by the 8th generation. One objective of this research was to determine the effects of hypobaric...
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