Avian articular cartilage : effects of age, genotype and disease
The degradation of articular cartilage, causing degenerative joint disease (DJD), is a documented cause of lameness in broiler strain fowl, which is a major welfare problem. Broiler strain fowl are both heavier and more susceptible to DJD than laying strain fowl. In this thesis the biochemical and m...
Main Author: | Anderson-MacKenzie, Janet Melanie |
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University of Edinburgh
1997
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.640528 |
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