Interrelationships among egg weight, hatchability, chick weight, post-hatch performance and rearing method in broiler breeders

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 48-50

  Raju, M V L N ^a   Chawak, M M ^a   Praharaj, N K ^a   Rao, S V R ^a   Mishra, S K ^a  

^a ACHARYA N G RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Broiler breeders; Chick Weight; Egg weight; Hatchability; Post hatch performance; Rearing method

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031527212     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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