Effect of time of oviposition on egg quality characteristics in cages and in a litter housing system

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 129-134

  Tumova E ^a   Ebeid, T ^a  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Albumen quality; Cages; Deep litter; Egg weight; Oviposition time; Shell quality; Yolk quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750122181     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/4006-cjas     Document Type: Article

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