Effects of high ambient temperature on blood parameters in red jungle fowl, village fowl and broiler chickens

• Main Authors: Farjam, Abdoreza Soleimani, Idrus, Zulkifli
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Medwell Journals 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14383/1/Effects%20of%20high%20ambient%20temperature%20on%20blood%20parameters%20in%20red%20jungle%20fowl%2C%20village%20fowl%20and%20broiler%20chickens.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14383/; http://www.medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=javaa.2010.1201.1207
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Two experiments were conducted to compare heat tolerance of Red Jungle Fowl (RJF), Village Fowl (VF) and Commercial Broilers (CB) at a common age and a common body weight. In exp. 1, RJF, VF and CB of a common age (30 days old) were exposed to 36±1°C for 3 h. Creatine kinase activity was significant...