Stocking density-induced changes in growth performance, blood parameters, meat quality traits, and welfare of broiler chickens reared under semi-arid subtropical conditions

• Kwena Kgaogelo Thema,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Science, North-West University, Mafikeng, South Africa

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• Caven Mguvane Mnisi ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: mnisiecm@gmail.com

  Affiliations Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Science, North-West University, Mafikeng, South Africa, Food Security and Safety Focus Area, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Science, North-West University, Mafikeng, South Africa

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1385-1093

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• Victor Mlambo

  Roles Formal analysis, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Mpumalanga, Nelspruit, South Africa

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