The effect of feeding time on shell quality and oviposition time in broiler breeders

British Poultry Science

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 255-259

  Backhouse, D ^a   Gous, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EGG LAYING; EGG SHELL; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; EGG SHELL; LINEAR MODELS; OVIPOSITION; PHOTOPERIOD; TIME FACTORS;

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EID: 20044395781     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660500066258     Document Type: Article

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