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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
Abstract excerpt
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 broiler sire families. The T0 data were utilized to rank the families as to their relative body temperature and used to...
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