Comparison of Embryos and Chicks that Developed as Single Individuals in Double Yolk Eggs with Those that Developed in Single Yolk Eggs

Poultry Science

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 901-907

  Burke, W H ^a   Henry, M H ^a   Elezaj, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRISHTINA   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Chick; Double yolk eggs; Embryos; Growth; Muscle characteristics

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

DNA; MUSCLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; DNA; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE;

EID: 0031156410     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/76.6.901     Document Type: Review

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