Egg production performance of commercial laying hens in Chakwal district, Pakistan

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 30-40

  Farooq, M ^a   Mian, M A ^a   Durrani, F R ^a   Syed, M ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Age at point of lay; Cage vs. floor; Egg production; Housing; Laying period; Peak lay; Stocking rate

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 3042649530     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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