Effect of sight barriers in pens of breeding ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) II. Reproductive parameters

British Poultry Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 415-422

  Deeming, D C ^a   Hodges, H R ^a   Cooper, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BREEDING; ECONOMICS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GALLIFORMES; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GALLIFORMES; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

PHASIANIDAE; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS;

EID: 80052831441     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2011.587182     Document Type: Article

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