Comparative study of body characteristics of different strains of broiler chickens

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 268-272

  Elfadil, A A ^a   Vaillancourt, J P ^b   Duncan, I J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Associations; Body characteristics; Broilers

Indexed keywords

ASSA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0032332152     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/japr/7.3.268     Document Type: Review

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