Effect of stocking density on behavioral traits, blood biochemical parameters and immune responses in meat ducks exposed to heat stress

Park, Byung-Sung; Um, Kyung-Hwan; Park, Sang-O; Zammit, Victor A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-61-425-2018

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Effect of stocking density on behavioral traits, blood biochemical parameters and immune responses in meat ducks exposed to heat stress

Byung-Sung Park, Kyung-Hwan Um, Sang-O Park, and Victor A. Zammit

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