Differences among white-, tinted-, and brown-egg laying hens for incidence of eggs laid on the floor and for oviposition time

Archiv fur Geflugelkunde

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 105-109

  Campo, J L ^a   Gil, M G ^a   Davila S G ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brown eggs; Floor laying; Layers; Oviposition time; Tinted eggs; White eggs

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 34547257924     PISSN: 00039098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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