An examination of fertility, hatchability, embryo mortality, and chick weight in double versus single-yolked broiler breeder eggs

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 489-493

  Fasenko, G M ^a   Robinson, F E ^a   Danforth, B L ^a   Zelter, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Broiler breeders; Chick weight; Double yolk; Embryo mortality; Fertility; Hatchability

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0034369446     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A99-090     Document Type: Article

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