Effect of egg size on hatchability of broiler chicks

Archivos de Zootecnia

Volumn 57, Issue 217, 2008, Pages 83-86

  Abiola, S S ^a   Meshioye, O O ^b   Oyerinde, B O ^b   Bamgbose, M A ^b  

^a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Birds; Carcass characteristics; Egg weight losses

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 44449140892     PISSN: 00040592     EISSN: 18854494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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