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Comparative Quantitative Studies on the Microvasculature of the Heart of a Highly Selected Meat-Type and a Wild-Type Turkey Line.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Al Masri Salah, Kattanek Maria, Richardson Kenneth C, Hafez Hafez Mohamed, Plendl Johanna, Hünigen Hana
Abstract excerpt
In this study the macroscopic and microscopic structure of the heart of a fast growing, meat-type turkey line (British United turkeys BUT Big 6) and a wild-type turkey line (Canadian Wild turkey) were compared. At 8 and 16 weeks of age, 10 birds of each genotype and sex were sampled. The body mas...
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