Effect of in Ovo Injection of Vitamin C during Incubation on Hatchability of Chickens and Ducks

Folia Biologica

Volumn 60, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 93-97

  Nowaczewski, Sebastian ^a   Kontecka, Helena ^a   Krystianiak, Stanisława ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Broiler breeders; Hatchability; In ovo injection; Peking duck; Vitamin c

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; ARTICLE; BROILER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCK; EGG HATCHABILITY; EMBRYO; NONHUMAN; ZYGOTE;

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; GALLUS GALLUS; SPONDIAS PURPUREA;

EID: 84855681819     PISSN: 00155500     EISSN: 25337602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3409/fb60_1-2.93-97     Document Type: Article

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