Genetic variation in body temperature and its response to short-term acute heat stress in broilers.

doi:10.3382/ps.0740225

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Genetic variation in body temperature and its response to short-term acute heat stress in broilers.

Poultry science - 1 Feb 1995

el-Gendy E, Washburn K W

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Genetic variation in body temperature of broilers and its response to short-term acute (43.5 C for 45 min) heat stress was studied. Body temperatures before (T0) and after (T45) heat exposure were recorded and the changes in body temperature (T delta) were calculated for 5-wk-old chicks from 32 b...

Topics

Animals
Body Temperature
Body Weight
Chickens
Female
Genetic Variation
Hot Temperature
Male
Sex Characteristics
Stress, Physiological

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