Standard values for reproductive and clinical chemistry parameters of Japanese quail

Deutsche Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 167-169

  Faqi, A S ^a,b   Solecki, R ^a   Pfeil, R ^a   Hilbig, V ^a  

^a Bundesinstitut fur gesundheitlichen Verbraucherschutz und Veterinarmedizin   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COTURNIX; DUCK; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUAIL; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COTURNIX; DUCKS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MALE; OVIPOSITION; QUAIL; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0031136735     PISSN: 03416593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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