Secretion of Luteinizing Hormone during a Forced Molt in Turkey Hens

Poultry Science

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1579-1586

  Bacon, Wayne L ^a   Long, David W ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Female; Forced molt; Luteinizing hormone; Photostimulation; Turkey

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; EGG; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; MALE; MOLTING; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SECRETION; TIME; TURKEY (BIRD);

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; EGGS; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MOLTING; OVIPOSITION; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES; TURKEYS;

EID: 0030338429     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.0751579     Document Type: Article

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