Health and Husbandry Considerations of Induced Molting

Poultry Science

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1789-1793

  Ruszler, Paul L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Daylength; Induced molt; Stress; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; MOLTING; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POULTRY; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; MOLTING; OVIPOSITION; PHOTOPERIOD; POULTRY; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0032238791     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/77.12.1789     Document Type: Article

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