Eggshell pigmentation study in blue-shelled and white-shelled ducks

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 162-168

  Liu, H C ^a   Hsiao, M C ^a   Hu, Y H ^a   Lee, S R ^a   Cheng, W T K ^b  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biliverdin; Blue shelled duck; Eggshell pigmentation; Uterus liquid

Indexed keywords

ANAS;

EID: 77749237010     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2010.90256     Document Type: Article

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