The effects of restricted feeding and feed form on growth, carcass characteristics and days to first egg of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1479-1484

  Ocak, N ^a   Erener, G ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diet Form; Feed Restriction; Growth Performance; Quail; Sexual Maturity

Indexed keywords

AVES; COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 26844496847     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2005.1479     Document Type: Article

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