Effect of season on the hatchability of duck eggs

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 419-421

  Chowdhury, M M I ^a   Ashraf, A ^a   Mondal, S P ^b   Mondol, N M A A M ^a   Hasan, M M ^a  

^a KHULNA UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b Regional Duck Breeding Farm   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Duck eggs; Hatchability; Seasonal effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745888480     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2004.419.421     Document Type: Article

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