Automated identification of male layer chicks prior to hatch

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-38

  Phelps, P ^a   Bhutada, A ^a   Bryan, S ^a   Chalker, A ^a   Ferrell, B ^a   Neuman, S ^a   Ricks, C ^a   Tran, H ^b   Butt, T ^b  

^a ZOETIS   (United States)

^b LifeSensors Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Automation; Gender sorting; In ovo; Poultry; Sex segregation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0038414037     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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