Coefficients for the estimation of fresh weight and volume of Greater Rhea eggs

British Poultry Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 308-311

  Labaque M C ^a,c   Martella, M B ^b   Navarro, J L ^b  

^a Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Los Alimentos   (Argentina)

^b CENTRO DE ZOOLOGÍA APLICADA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL SIZE; CYTOLOGY; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; RHEA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CELL SIZE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVUM; RHEIFORMES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

RHEA; RHEA AMERICANA;

EID: 34347345962     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660701381142     Document Type: Article

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