Effects of recessive white plumage colour mutation on hatchability and growth of quail hatched from breeders of different ages

British Poultry Science

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 769-774

  Petek, M ^a   Ozen, Y ^a   Karakas, E ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COLOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COTURNIX; FEATHER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; COLOR; COTURNIX; FEATHERS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; MUTATION;

AVES; COTURNIX; COTURNIX COTURNIX; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 12244284235     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0071660412331336752     Document Type: Article

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