The effects of different light periods on some production characteristics of pheasants (Phasianus colchicus)

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 960-962

  Tepeli, C ^a,b   Cetin O ^a,b   Kirikci K ^a,b   Gunlu, A ^a,b  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of Animal Breeding ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Egg production; Hatching characteristics; Intermittent light programme; Pheasants

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; EGG PRODUCTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HATCHING; LIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PHASIANIDAE; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS;

EID: 0041591248     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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