The effects of long-term caging and molt of single Comb White Leghorn hens on herterophil to lymphocyte ratios, corticosterone and thyroid mormones

Poultry Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 514-518

  Davis, G S ^a   Anderson, K E ^a   Carroll, A S ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Egg production; Heterophil to lymphocyte ratio; Molt; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHICKEN; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MOLTING; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CORTICOSTERONE; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MOLTING; OVIPOSITION; THYROID HORMONES; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0034168526     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/79.4.514     Document Type: Article

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