Carcass characteristics of South African native chicken lines

South African Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-56

  Van Marle Koster E ^a   Webb, E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Chicken; Fatty acids

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0034355518     PISSN: 03751589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/sajas.v30i1.3876     Document Type: Article

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