Effect of Cool Drinking Water on Production and Shell Quality of Laying Hens in Summer

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 850-854

  Glatz, P C ^a  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cool Drinking Water; Feed Intake; Laying Hens; Shell Quality

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 0035589643     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2001.850     Document Type: Article

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