Effect of Poor Feather Cover on Feed Intake and Production of Aged Laying Hens

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 553-558

  Glatz, P C ^a  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Egg Production; Feather Cover; Feed Intake; Laying Hens

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035584488     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2001.553     Document Type: Article

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