Effects of sex-linked imperfect albinism (sal-s) in the chicken on the relationships of plasma concentrations of progesterone and 17β-estradiol with egg production

Poultry Science

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-19

  Su, H ^a   Silversides, F G ^a   Villeneuve, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

Egg production; Estradiol; Progesterone; Sal s; Sex linked albino

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

AGE; ALBINISM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; CHICKEN; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; ALBINISM; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; LINKAGE (GENETICS); OVIPOSITION; POULTRY DISEASES; PROGESTERONE; STATISTICS;

EID: 0029685151     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.0750013     Document Type: Article

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