Performance of naked neck and normal broilers in hot, warm, and temperate climates.

doi:10.1093/ps/76.7.930

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Performance of naked neck and normal broilers in hot, warm, and temperate climates.

Poultry science - 1 Jul 1997

Yalçin S, Testik A, Ozkan S, Settar P, Celen F, Cahaner A

Abstract excerpt

Chickens suffer at high ambient temperatures because their feather coverage hinders internal heat dissipation. Naked neck broilers (Na/na) and their normally feathered sibs (na/na) were evaluated in three natural climates. Three experiments were conducted in Turkey, during the summer in the extre...

Topics

Animals
Body Temperature
Body Weight
Chickens
Climate
Eating
Feathers
Female
Genotype
Heterozygote
Male
Neck
Seasons
Temperature
Turkey
Weight Gain

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