Comparison of Cobb and Ross strains in embryo physiology and chick juvenile growth

Poultry Science

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1677-1683

  Tona, K ^a   Onagbesan, O M ^b   Kamers, B ^c   Everaert, N ^c   Bruggeman, V ^c   Decuypere, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOMÉ   (Togo)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Embryo physiology; Genetic line; Hatching event; Juvenile growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957996857     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2009-00386     Document Type: Article

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