Laying characteristics of one- and two-year old pheasants (Phasianus colchicus, L.)

Folia Biologica

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 65-72

  Krystianiak, Stanisława ^a   Kontecka, Helena ^a   Nowaczewski, Sebastian ^a   Rosiński, Andrzej ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Egg; Laying rhythm; Pheasant; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; CLUTCH SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; HEN; NONHUMAN; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS; REPRODUCTION;

AVES; PHASIANIDAE; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS;

EID: 33846266925     PISSN: 00155497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3409/173491607780006362     Document Type: Article

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