The effect of supplementing feed with vitamin C on the haematological indices of ducks and their offspring

Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Volume 5: Water Pollution

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 455-462

  Kontecka, H ^a   Nowaczewski, S ^a   Ksiazkiewicz J ^b   Rosinski A ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Duck; Duckling; Haematological indices; Hatchability; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ANAS; AVES;

EID: 33947325304     PISSN: 14336863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.22358/jafs/66916/2006     Document Type: Article

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