Correlations between thermal environment and egg quality of two layer commercial strains

Heat stress limits the productivity of laying hens, as reflected by egg production and egg quality. The present study aimed at showing the correlations between egg quality parameters and environmental variables recorded on the day eggs were laid and on the previous days. Birds were housed in battery...

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Main Authors: DF Pereira, G Vitorasso, SC Oliveira, SK Kakimoto, CK Togashi, NM Soares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2008-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2008000200002