Role of body weight and food intake after photostimulation on ovarian function at first egg in broiler breeder females

British Poultry Science

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 841-851

  Hocking, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; EATING; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; LIGHT; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; EATING; FEMALE; LIGHT; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; OVIPOSITION;

EID: 0030226293     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071669608417913     Document Type: Article

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