Identification of critical periods for turning broiler hatching eggs during incubation

British Poultry Science

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 631-637

  Elibol, O ^a   Brake, J ^b  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INCUBATOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; TIME;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; FEMALE; INCUBATORS; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 9944222907     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660400006271     Document Type: Article

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