Breeder age alters offspring performance in the Pekin duck

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 270-274

  Braun, C M ^a   Neuman, S ^b   Hester, P Y ^a   Latour, M A ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ZOETIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeder age; Fertility; Hatchability

Indexed keywords

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS SP.; AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 0036762256     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/japr/11.3.270     Document Type: Article

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