Thyroidal influence on body growth
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King, David B. ;May, James D.
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Article
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1984
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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This review of thyroid influence on body growth in poultry is organized around the following parameters of growth: increase in body weight and skeletal size, muscle growth, and growth of cartilage and bone. The greatest effect of goitrogens on growth of embryos occurs during late embryogenesis at a