Rearing Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) chicks: Is adoption more effective than the artificial intensive system?

British Poultry Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 22-25

  Barri, F R ^a   Navarro, J L ^a   Maceira, N O ^b   Martella, M B ^a  

^a CENTRO DE ZOOLOGÍA APLICADA   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RHEA;

AGING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; MALE; RHEIFORMES;

GALLUS GALLUS; RHEA; RHEA AMERICANA;

EID: 15944397343     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660400023888     Document Type: Article

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