Use of hatch date for broiler breeder production planning

Poultry Science

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 501-504

  Vandenberghe, N ^a   Ceular, A L ^a   Moreno, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Broiler breeder; Peak egg production; Production; Sexual maturity; Start of laying

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FEMALE; OVIPOSITION; PHOTOPERIOD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033111482     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/78.4.501     Document Type: Article

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