Ultraviolet radiation and laying pullets

British Poultry Science

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 131-135

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EATING; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; ILLUMINATION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EATING; FEMALE; LIGHTING; OVIPOSITION; PHOTOPERIOD; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0034180805     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713654916     Document Type: Article

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