Effect of egg weight on physical egg parameters and hatchability of indigenous venda chickens

Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 166-172

  Alabi, O J ^a   Ng'ambi, J W ^a   Norris, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Eggs physical parameters; Embryonic deaths; Hatchability; Hatching yield; Hatchweight

Indexed keywords

GALLUS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 84855175733     PISSN: 16839919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajava.2012.166.172     Document Type: Article

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