Physiological differences in late embryos from turkey breeders at different ages

Poultry Science

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 172-178

  Christensen, V L ^a   Donaldson, W E ^a   McMurtry, J P ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Embryos; Growth; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

GLYCOGEN; THYROID HORMONE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; BREATHING; BREEDING; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EGG SHELL; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENETICS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART MUSCLE; LIVER; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TURKEY (BIRD);

AGING; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; EGG SHELL; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN; LIVER; MYOCARDIUM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESPIRATION; THYROID HORMONES; TURKEYS;

EID: 0030073282     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.0750172     Document Type: Article

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