Effect of Dietary Vitamin A and Zinc on Egg Yield and Some Blood Parameters of Laying Hens

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 763-769

  Kaya, Şule ^a   Umucalilar, H Derya ^b   Haliloǧlu, Seyfullah ^b   Ipek, Hüdai ^b  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Egg production; Vitamin A; Zinc

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347084888     PISSN: 13000128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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