Production performance of white Leghorn hens under different lighting regimes

Pakistan Veterinary Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-24

  Ahmad, Fawwad ^a   Ahsan ul Haq, ^a   Ashraf, M ^a   Hussain, Jibran ^a   Siddiqui, M Zubair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Body weight; Economics; Egg production; Feed conversion ratio; Light source; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 77951054908     PISSN: 02538318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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