Correlations between breeder age, egg cholesterol content, blood cholesterol level and hatchability of broiler breeders

British Poultry Science

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 98-103

  Dikmen, B Yilmaz ^a   Sahan, U ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHICKEN; EGG; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CHOLESTEROL; EGG YOLK; EGGS; FEMALE;

EID: 33847222180     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660601161412     Document Type: Article

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