A descriptive study of the health of ducklings on smallholdings, Hatia Island, Bangladesh

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 335-346

  Hoque, M A ^a,b   Skerratt, L F ^b   Rahman, M A ^a   Rabiul Alam Beg, A B M ^b   Debnath, N C ^a  

^a Chittagong Government Veterinary College   (Bangladesh)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body weight; Hatia Island; Jinding duckling (Anas platyrhynchus); Mortality; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; AVES;

EID: 80052151884     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/japr.2010-00258     Document Type: Article

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