Evaluation of egg quality traits in indigenous Kadaknath breed of poultry

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Parmar, S N S ^a   Thakur, M S ^a   Tomar, S S ^a   Pillai, P V A ^a  

^a Nanaji Deshmuk Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidalaya   (India)

Author keywords

Egg quality; Egg shell thickness; Haugh unit; Kadaknath; Yolk index

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 33749022996     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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