Effect of 5 hour increases in photoperiod and in feeding opportunity on age at first egg

British Poultry Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-19

  Lewis, P D ^a   Perry, G C ^a   Morris, T R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; EGG LAYING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LIGHT;

AGING; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LIGHT; OVIPOSITION;

EID: 0030091035     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071669608417832     Document Type: Article

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