The effects of different breeding systems on egg productivity and egg quality characteristics of Rock Partridges

Poultry Science

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 782-785

  Ozbey O ^a   Esen, F ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breeding system; Egg productivity; Egg quality; Rock Partridge

Indexed keywords

ALECTORIS GRAECA;

OVALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; EGG; EGG LAYING; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; GALLIFORMES; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POULTRY; STANDARD;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BREEDING; EGG YOLK; EGGS; FEMALE; GALLIFORMES; OVALBUMIN; OVIPOSITION; POULTRY;

EID: 34548588352     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/86.4.782     Document Type: Article

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