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The suitability of some blood gas and biochemical parameters as diagnostic tools or early indicators of ascites syndrome in broiler sire lines.
Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition - 1 Jun 2016
Hasanpur K, Nassiri M R, Hosseini Salekdeh G, Vaez Torshizi R, Pakdel A, Kermanshahi H, Naghous M
Abstract excerpt
In recent few years, there have been some attempts to find a reliable indicator trait as a selection criterion against susceptibility to ascites syndrome (AS). Blood parameters were of great interest as they could be measured in live animals without implementing an ascites-inducing challenge (AIC). In this work, the suitability of some blood parameters was evaluated for diagnosing AS-susceptible chicks in later...
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