Effects of rearing systems on performance, egg characteristics and immune response in two layer hen genotype

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 559-568

  Küçükyilmaz, Kamil ^a   Bozkurt, Mehmet ^a   Herken, Emine Nur ^b   Çinar, Mustafa ^a   Çatl, Abdullah Uǧur ^a   Bintaş, Erol ^a   Çöven, Fethiye ^c  

^a Erbeyli Poultry Research Institute   (Turkey)

^b PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Bornova Veterinary Control and Research Institute   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cage; Egg characteristics; Genotype; Immune response; Laying hen performance; Organic

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 84861029374     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2011.11382     Document Type: Article

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