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Chickens : physiology, diseases and farming practices / Iresha Kapur and Abdullah Mehra, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Animal science, issues and professions series.
- Animal science, issues and professions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chickens--Physiology.
- Chickens.
- Chickens--Diseases.
- Chicken industry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (179 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the physiology, diseases and farming practices of chickens. Topics discussed include recent trends in the diagnosis and vaccines for poultry diseases; nutrient regulation of intestinal development and function in chickens; the role of selenium in chicken physiology; harvest and post-harvest practices for chickens; organ blood flow in the hen fetal and early postnatal periods; central regulation of physiological and metabolic responses in neonatal chicks; bacteriophages in the control of colibacillosis; and chicken egg size and embryonic development.
- Contents:
- Poultry Diseases : Recent Trends in Diagnosis and Prophylaxis / Sohini Dey, Satish Gaikwad, C. Madhan Mohan
- Nutrient Regulation of Intestinal Development and Function in Chickens / Paul A. Iji
- The Role of Selenium in Chicken Physiology : New Insights / A.C. Pappas, E. Zoidis
- Harvest and Post Harvest Practices for Chicken / Prabhat Kumar Mandal, Ayapurackal Pareeth Najeeb, Uttam Kumar Pal
- The Organ Blood Flow in the Hen Fetal and Early Postnatal Periods / V.M. Belichenko, A.S. Turganbaeva, E.V. Zodyrev, R.I. Aizman, C.A. Shoshenko
- Central Regulation of Physiological and Metabolic Responses in Neonatal Chicks / Vishwajit S. Chowdhury, Mitsuhiro Furuse
- The Role of Bacteriophages in the Control of Colibacillosis in the Poultry Industry / Ana Oliveira, Joana Azeredo
- Egg Size and Embryonic Growth / Jacopo P. Mortola, Ana Maria Iancu, Romana Dragojevic.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-62081-044-1
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