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Food Quality Control, Foods of Animal Origin, by H. V. Hagstad and W. T. Hubbert, 1986. viii+148 pp. illustrated. Ames, The Iowa State University Press. £12.95. ISBN 0 8138 0702 6.

Animal Nutrition, by A. A. Bond, 1987. English edition. 540 pp, illustrated. Chichester, John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0 471 90375 2.

Egg Quality—Current Problems and Recent Advances—Poultry Science Symposium 20, Edited by R. G. Wells and C. G. Belyavin, 1987. 302 pp. illustrated. London, Butterworths. £35.00. ISBN 0 470 00470 X.

The Microbiology of Poultry Meat Products, Edited by F. E. Cunningham and N. A. Cox, 1987. ix+359 pp. illustrated. Orlando, Florida, Academic Press. £54.00, $65.00. ISBN 0 12 199880 0.     

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The Avian Egg: Chemistry & Biology, by R. W. Burley and D. V. Vadehra, 1989. v+472 pp. illustrated. New York. John Wiley & Sons. £66.70. ISBN 0–471–849952.

A Colour Atlas of Avian Anatomy, by J. McLelland. 1990. 127 pp. illustrated. London, Wolfe Publishing Ltd. £30. ISBN 0–7234–1575–7.

The Tropical Agriculturalist—Poultry, by A. J. Smith, 1990. vi + 218 pp. CTA/Macmillan, London. ISBN 0–333–52306–7.     

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Animal Reproduction Science, edited by T. J. Robinson. Published quarterly, 1st issue, May 1978. Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, Amsterdam. $61.75 a year.

Krankheiten des Geflügels, by P. Hilbrich. 1978. 3rd edition, 374 pages. Hermann Kuhn GmbH, Villingen‐Schwenningen. DM 148.

The Ethology and Ethics of Farm Animal Production, edited by D. W. Folsch. 1978. Birkhauser Verlag, Basle and Stuttgart. SFr/DM 29. ISBN 3 7643 1004 9.

Practical Poultry Feeding, by R. Feltwell and S. Fox. 1978. 302 pages. Faber & Faber, London. £5.50. ISBN 0 571 11231 5.     

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Proceedings of the Fourth European Symposium on Poultry Welfare, Edited by C. J. Savory and B. O. hughes, 1993. 318 pp. illustrated. Potters Bar, London, Universities Federation for Animal Welfare. £ 10.00 ISBN 0 900767 83 9.

Microbiology of the Avian Egg. Edited by R. G. Board AND R. Fuller, 1994. 181 pp., illustrated. London, Chapman and Hall. £45.00 ISBN 0–412–47570–7.

Handbook of Avian Anatomy: Nomina Anatomic Avium. Second edition, Edited by J. J. Baumel, 1993. XXIV + 229 pp illustrated. Nutall Ornithological Club, c/o Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. $65.00     

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Egg Incubation: Its Effects on Embryonic development in Birds and Reptiles. Edited by D. Charles Deeming and Mark W. J. Ferguson, 1991. xiii+448 pp., illustrated. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. £110. ISBN 0–521–39071–0.

Foodborne Pathogens. By A. H. Varnum and M. G. Evans. 557 pp., illustrated in colour. London, Wolfe Publishing. £70. ISBN 0–7234–1521–8.

Diseases of Poultry, 9th ed. Edited by B. W. Calnek, H. John Barnes, C. W. Beard, W. M. Reid and H. W. Yoder, 1991. Illustrated in colour. Wolfe Publishing Ltd. £60. ISBN 0–7234–17067.     

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The Growth and Development of Birds, by Raymond J. O'Connor. 1984. 315 pages, illustrated. John Wiley and Sons, Chichester. £20. ISBN 0 471 90345 0.

Diseases of the Domestic Fowl and Turkey, by C. J. Randall. 1985. 116 pages, Illustrated. Wolfe Medical Publications, London. £12.00. ISBN 0 7234 08270.     

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The Biology of the Coccidia, edited by P. L. Long. 1982. 502 pages, illustrated. London, Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd. Price £45.00. ISBN 0 713 12845.

Animal Genetics, 2nd edition, F. B. Hutt and B. A. Rasmusen. 1982. 582 pages, illustrated. Chichester, John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Price £21.90. ISBN 0 471 084972.     

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Public Policy and Agricultural Technology: Adversity Despite Achievement,Edited by Don F. Hadwiger & William P. Browne, 1987. Basingstoke, Macmillan Press, with Policy Studies Organization, ix+126 pp.

A Colour Atlas of Comparative Veterinary Haematology,By C. M. Hawkey & T. B. Dennett, 1989. 192 pp, illustrated. London, Wolfe Medical Publications. £40.00. ISBN 07234 09307.

A Stereotaxic Atlas of the Brain of the Chick (Gallus domesticus), By W. J.Kuenzel & M. Masson, 1988. 166 pp., illustrated. Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins University Press. £44.50. ISBN 0 8018 3700 6.     

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Poultry Diseases. Edited by F. T. W. Jordan, 3rd Edition, 1990. xvi + 497 pp., illustrated. London, Baillière Tindall. £19.95. ISBN 0 7020 1339 0.

Poultry: A Guide to Management. By Carol Twinch, 1985. 122 pp., illustrated. Wiltshire, England, Crowood Press. £6.95. ISBN 0 946 284 32 6.     

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Muscle Foods. Edited by D. M. KINSMAN, A. W. Kotula and B. C. Breidenstein. 1994. xiv + 573 pp. Illustrated. £55.00. London, Chapman and Hall. ISBN 0 412 98641 8.

Laying Hens. 12 Years of Experience with New Husbandry Systems in Switzerland. A report of the poultry working group of the Swiss Society for the Protection of Animals STS, 1994. 32 pp. Illustrated in colour. Basel, Switzerland, Schweizer Tierschutz STS. Sfr. 15.00.

Flavor of Meat and Meat Products. Edited by F. Shahidi, 1994, 298 pp. Glasgow, Blackie Academic and Professional. IBSN 07514 0217 G.     

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Nomina Anatomica Avium. An Annotated Anatomical Dictionary of Birds, edited by J. J. Baumel. Academic Press Inc. (London) Ltd, 1979. 637 pp., illustrated. Price £28.00. ISBN 0 12 083150 3.

Form and Function in Birds, Volume 1, edited by A. S. King and J. McLelland. Academic Press Inc. (London) Ltd, 1980. 459 pp, illustrated. Price £28.00. ISBN 0 12 407501 0     

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Voluntary Food Intake and Diet Selection in Farm Animals. J. M. FORBES, 1995. 544pp. Illustrated. £60.00 (US$115.00 Americas only). Wallingford, CAB International. ISBN 0 85198 908 X.

Poultry Production in Hot Climates. Edited by N.J. Daghir. 1995. xiii + 303 pp. Illustrated. £49.95 (USS85.00 Americas only). Wallingford, CAB International. ISBN 0 85198 907 1.

Egg Science and Technology (4th edn). Edited by W.J. Stadelman and O. J. Cotterill. 1995. 590 pp. $79.95 (hb), $24.95 (pb). New York, Haworth Press, ISBN 1 56022 854 7.     

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Avian Physiology, edited by M. Peaker. 1975. Academic Press, London. £9.80. ISBN 0.12.613335.2

Registry of Poultry Genetic Stocks in North America, by R. G. Somes, Jr. 1975. Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station, The University of Connecticut, Storrs. Available free on request.     

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The T.M.E. System of Feed Evaluation. I.R. Sibbald, Animal Research Centre Contribution 83‐1, Animal Research Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Physiology and Behaviour of the Pigeon, edited by M. Abs. 1983. 360 pages, illustrated. London, Academic Press Ltd. Price £34.00. ISBN 0 12 042950 0.     

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Birds Their Structure and Function, By A. S. King and J. McLelland, 1984. 2nd ed. 334 pp. illustrated. London, Baillière Tindall. £9.50. ISBN 0 7020 0872 9.

Proceedings of the 2nd European Symposium on Poultry Welfare, 1985. 360 pp. illustrated. German Branch of the World's Poultry Science Association, Celle, Institut für Kleintierzucht.     

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Amino Acids in Farm Animal Nutrition. Edited by J. P. F. D'Mello. 1994. 417 pp. £55.00 Wallingford, Oxon, CAB International. ISBN 0 85198 8814

Avian Hematology and Cytology. Terry W. Campbell. 1995. 104 pp. Illustrated. £48.00. Ames, Iowa State University Press. ISBN 0 8138 2970 4.     

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Avian Endocrinology. Edited by P.J. Sharp, 1993. 408 pp., Bristol, The Society for Endocrinology. Endocrine Updates Series. Price £39.50.

Poultry Feed from Waste: Processing and Use. Edited by A.R.Y. El Boushy and A.F.B. van der Poel, 438 pp., 85 illustrations, 152 tables, 829 references. London UK, Chapman & Hall. £95 ISBN 0412 58280 5.     

Traits influencing the hatching performance of Japanese quail eggs

1. Japanese quail eggs from moderately heavier sires showed superior fertility; while fertile eggs from moderately heavier dams hatched slightly better than the eggs from lighter dams.

2. Higher rates of fertility and hatchability of Japanese quail eggs were observed from parents of 10 to 19 weeks of age, with peak fertility and hatchability at 14 and 12 weeks of age, respectively.

3. Sex ratios of 1:2 to 1:5 gave comparable fertility and hatchability results.

4. The hatching performance of quail eggs from cage and deep litter reared breeders was comparable.

5. Fertility and hatchability were directly proportional to the egg weight.

6. Quail egg shell colour, tints and blotches were found to influence hatching performance.

7. Storing quail eggs at 16 ± 2°C and 75 ± 5% relative humidity for more than 4 d reduced hatchability.

8. Hatchability of eggs stored at room temperature was improved if they were sealed in polyethylene bags.

9. Provision of light during the first 14 d of incubation resulted in a photo‐acceleration of about 3.2 h.     

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Atlas of Avian Radiographic Anatomy. S. A. Smith and B. J. Smith, 1992. 226 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Company. £43. ISBN 0 7216 3652 7.

Genetics and Evolution of the Domestic Fowl. Lewis Stevens 1991. 306 pp+xiii. illustrated. Cambridge University Press. £50.00 ISBN 0 521 40317 0.     

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Fermented Meats. Edited by G. Campbell‐Platt and P. E. Cook. 1995. xii + 242 pp. Illustrated. £59.00. Glasgow, Blackie Academic and Professional. ISBN 0 7514 0201.

Practical Slaughter of Poultry. A guide for the small producer. 1995. 30 pp. Illustrated. £1.00. Potters Bar, Humane Slaughter Association. ISBN 1 871561 10 8