Comparison of egg weight between two quail strains

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 398-400

  Vali, Nasrollah ^a   Edriss, M A ^b   Moshtaghi, H ^c  

^a SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c Faculty of Medicine   (Iran)

Author keywords

Coturnix japanese; Coturnix ypisilophorus; Egg weight; Quail

Indexed keywords

COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 33745875634     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2006.398.400     Document Type: Article

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