Performance and egg quality of laying hens in an aviary system

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 225-232

  Abrahamsson, Per ^a   Tauson, Ragnar ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aviary; Egg production; Egg quality; Housing systems; Laying hens

Indexed keywords

ACARI;

EID: 0032332511     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/japr/7.3.225     Document Type: Article

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