Effect of Egg Weight on Egg Traits and Hatching Performance of Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Eggs

Subject Areas : Camel

M. Anna Anandh ¹ , P.N. Richard Jagatheesan ² , P. Senthil Kumar ³ , G. Rajarajan ⁴ , A. Paramasivam ⁵

1 - Veterinary College and Research Institute, Eastern Garden, Orathanadu, 614625, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, India
2 - Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science University, Regional Research Centre, Pudukkottai, 622004, Tamil Nadu, India
3 - Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science University, Regional Research Centre, Pudukkottai, 622004, Tamil Nadu, India
4 - Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science University, Regional Research Centre, Pudukkottai, 622004, Tamil Nadu, India
5 - Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science University, Regional Research Centre, Pudukkottai, 622004, Tamil Nadu, India

Received: 2011-07-21 Accepted : 2011-10-21 Published : 2012-12-01

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