Absence of a Seasonal Effect on the Critical Day Length for Photorefractoriness in Turkey Breeder Hens

Poultry Science

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 145-149

  Siopes, T D ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical day length; Light; Photoperiod; Photorefractoriness; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; LIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; SEASON; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; FEMALE; LIGHT; OVIPOSITION; PROBABILITY; SEASONS; TURKEYS;

EID: 0031613445     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/77.1.145     Document Type: Article

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