Effect of egg weight on ostrich (Struthio camelus) chick weight and growth

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effects of the age of ostriches and month of laying on egg production and chick<br />growth. On a small ostrich farm egg production, egg incubation and chick growth from hatching to 56 days of age were<br />recorded from 2000, when the breeders we...

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Main Authors: Gianluca Picco, Laura Gasco, Kaijun Guo, Ivo Zoccarato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/186