The maintenance requirement of domestic drakes

British Poultry Science

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 725-727

  Cherry, P ^a   Morris, T R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; DUCK; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DUCKS; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; MALE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 31544451026     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660500392563     Document Type: Article

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