Physiological responses of laying hens to the alternative housing systems

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 357-360

  Shini, Shaniko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibody production; H L ratio; Housing system; Layers

Indexed keywords

EID: 26844509144     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2003.357.360     Document Type: Article

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