Performance of laying hens provided water from two sources

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 374-379

  Koelkebeck, K W ^a   Mckee, J S ^a   Harrison, P C ^a   Parsons, C M ^a   Zimmerman, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Purina Mills LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Laying hens; Performance

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 0033432517     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/japr/8.3.374     Document Type: Article

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