Effect of rearing system and season on the performance and egg characteristics of Ancona laying hens;Effetto del sistema di allevamento e della stagione sulle performance e sulla qualità delle uova di galline Ancona

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-188

  Mugnai, Cecilia ^a   dal Bosco, Alessandro ^a   Castellini, Cesare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ancona hens; Egg characteristics; Grass availability; Organic production

Indexed keywords

LEPTOSPIRA;

EID: 68449093837     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2009.175     Document Type: Article

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