Effects of short term exposure of eggs to magnetic field before incubation on hatchability and post-hatch performance of meat chickens

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 381-386

  Shafey, T M ^a   Aljumaah, R S ^a   Swillam, S A ^a   Al mufarrej, S I ^a   Al abdullatif, A A ^a   Ghannam, M M ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Chickens; Hatchability; Magnetic field; Post hatch performance

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 80052920844     PISSN: 1319562X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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