Hatching success of ostrich eggs in relation to setting, turning and angle of rotation

British Poultry Science

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 46-52

  Van Schalkwyk, S J ^a   Cloete, S W P ^b   Brown, C R ^c   Brand, Z ^a  

^a Klein Karoo Agricultural Development Centre   (South Africa)

^b Elsenburg Agricultural Development Institute   (South Africa)

^c RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INCUBATOR; OOCYTE; OSTRICH; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; ROTATION;

ANIMALS; INCUBATORS; OVUM; ROTATION; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 0034155087     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660086394     Document Type: Article

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