Preincubation storage of turkey eggs: Impact on rate of early embryonic development

British Poultry Science

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 374-377

  Bakst, M R ^a,b   Gupta, S K ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; OVIPOSITION; OVUM; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TURKEYS;

EID: 0031225951     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071669708418005     Document Type: Article

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