Effect of Hen Age, Body Weight, and Age at Photostimulation. 1. Egg, Incubation, and Poult Characteristics of Commercial Turkeys

Poultry Science

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 433-438

  Applegate, T J ^a   Lilburn, M S ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg; Hen age; Hen weight; Photostimulation; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EGG; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LIGHT; OOCYTE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (BIRD);

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; EGGS; FEMALE; LIGHT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; OVIPOSITION; OVUM; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TURKEYS;

EID: 0032014499     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/77.3.433     Document Type: Article

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