Effect of single-sex or mixed rearing on growth and laying performance, blood parameters, egg quality, and feather scores of laying hens in an aviary system |
Jiseon Son
(Poultry Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration)
Hee-Jin Kim (Poultry Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration) Eui-Chul Hong (Poultry Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration) Hyun-Soo Kim (Poultry Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration) Jin-Joo Jeon (Poultry Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration) Bo-Seok Kang (Poultry Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration) Hwan-Ku Kang (Poultry Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration) |
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