Acta Vet. Brno 2009, 78: 67-74

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb200978010067

Effects of Enriched Housing Design on Broiler Performance, Welfare, Chicken Meat Composition and Serum Cholesterol

Ulku Gulcihan Simsek1, Bestami Dalkilic2, Mehmet Ciftci2, Ibrahim Halil Cerci2, Muammer Bahsi3

1Department of Animal Science
2Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
3Department of Biology, Faculty of Art and Science, University of Firat, Elazig-Turkey

Received April 10, 2008
Accepted December 15, 2008

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