Effect of the date of egg-laying on the biological value of eggs and reproductive traits in pheasants (Phasianus colchicus L.)

Folia Biologica

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL., 2005, Pages 73-78

  Kuźniacka, Joanna ^a   Bernacki, Zenon ^a   Adamski, Marek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Egg quality; Hatch; Laying season; Pheasant

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BIRD; CONFERENCE PAPER; EGG; EGG LAYING; EGG SHELL; EGG YOLK; FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS; PHEASANT; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PHASIANIDAE; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS;

EID: 32344439724     PISSN: 00155497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3409/173491605775789281     Document Type: Conference Paper

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