Feed efficiency, growth and carcass traits in female mule ducks

Archiv fur Geflugelkunde

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 265-268

  Larzul, Catherine ^a,c   Guy, G ^b   Bernadet, Marie Dominique ^b  

^a Stn d'Amelioration Genet Animaux   (France)

^b INRA Centre de Bordeaux   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Feed efficiency; Mule duck

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS SP.; ANIMALIA;

EID: 11844255432     PISSN: 00039098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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