Laying hen rearing systems: A review of major production results and egg quality traits

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 93-104

  Rakonjac, S ^a   Bogosavljevic Boskovic S ^a   Pavlovski, Z ^b   Skrbic Z ^b   Doskovic V ^a   Petrovic M D ^a   Petricevic V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

^b Institute for Animal Husbandry   (Serbia)

Author keywords

egg quality; laying hen; productive traits; rearing systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921804609     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: 17434777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0043933914000087     Document Type: Review

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