Effect of hen weight on egg production and some egg quality characteristics in pheasants (Phasianus colchicus)

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 684-687

  Kirikçi, Kemal ^a   Çetin, Orhan ^a   Günlü, Aytekin ^a   Garip, Mustafa ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Egg production; Egg quality; Live weight; Pheasant

Indexed keywords

PHASIANIDAE; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS;

EID: 4344570823     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2004.684     Document Type: Article

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