Eggshell conductance, embryonic growth, hatchability and embryonic mortality of broiler breeder eggs dipped into ascorbic acid solution

British Poultry Science

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 135-140

  Shafey, T M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMINOID; ASCORBIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKEN; DRUG EFFECT; EGG SHELL; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION;

ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; EGG SHELL; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0036515955     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660120109999     Document Type: Article

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