Ambient temperature and the egg laying characteristics of laying fowl

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 317-331

  Al Saffar, A A ^a,b   Rose, S P ^a  

^a HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Cycling temperature; Egg composition; Egg production; Egg quality; Laying hens; Temperature

Indexed keywords

GALLIFORMES;

EID: 0036754996     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/WPS20020025     Document Type: Article

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