Comparison of oviductal sperm age on fertility, hatchability and embryonic death rates in Iranian indigenous and Ross-308 broiler breeder chickens

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-89

  Tabatabaei, Saleh ^a   Batavani, R A ^a   Talebi, A R ^a  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chicken; Embryonic development; Sperm seniority; Strain

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149389955     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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