Production, fertility and hatchability of ostrich (Struthio camelus) eggs on a farm in the United Kingdom

Animal Science

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 329-336

  Deeming, D C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Hangland Farm Ostriches Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Egg hatchability; Fertility; Ostriches; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001525328     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800014880     Document Type: Article

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