Effects of egg weight and length of storage period on hatchability and subsequent laying performance of quail

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 537-542

  Petek, Metin ^a   Başpinar, Hasan ^a   Oǧan, Mustafa ^a   Balci, Faruk ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Egg production traits; Egg weight; Quail; Storage period

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; EGG LAYING; HATCHING; NONHUMAN; POULTRY FARMING; QUAIL; STORAGE; WEIGHT;

COTURNIX COTURNIX; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 19444380218     PISSN: 13000128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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