Growth and lay modelling in a population of Castellana Negra native Spanish hens

British Poultry Science

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 651-654

  Miguel, J A ^a,b   Asenjo, B ^a   Ciria, J ^a   Calvo, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b Campus Universitario S/n ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHICKEN; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVIPOSITION; SPAIN;

EID: 38449083384     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660701598414     Document Type: Article

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