title: Comparison of egg weight loss during incubation, growth rate, hematocrit and heart weights of broilers from three lines differing in ascites susceptibility.
authors.affiliation: Lab of Physiology and Immunology of Domestic Animals, Kasteelpark Arenberg 30, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Smit
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tona
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bruggeman
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Arckens
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Baerdemaeker
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Decuypere
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001201:Ascites / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002645:Chickens / Q000254:growth & development*; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D004531:Eggs; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006400:Hematocrit; D009929:Organ Size; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D013045:Species Specificity