Analysis Of Growth Curves Of Fowl. I. Chickens

British Poultry Science

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1991, Pages 1027-1038

  KniZetova H ^a   Hyanek J ^a   Knize B ^a   RoubiCeb J ^a  

^a Prague 10—Uhřineves ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CHICKENS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MATHEMATICS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0026293878     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071669108417427     Document Type: Article

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