Light intensity and age at first egg in pullets

Poultry Science

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1227-1231

  Lewis, P D ^a   Morris, T R ^b   Perry, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intensity threshold; Light intensity; Photosexual response; Pullet; Sexual maturity

Indexed keywords

AVES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; PHOTOPERIOD; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0033172706     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/78.8.1227     Document Type: Article

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