Effect of age of release from light or food restriction on age at sexual maturity and egg production of laying pullets

British Poultry Science

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 263-271

  Gous, R M ^a   Bradford, G D ^a   Johnston, S A ^a   Morris, T R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; EATING; EGG; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL MATURATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; EATING; EGGS; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; OVIPOSITION; PHOTOPERIOD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 0034231085     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713654932     Document Type: Article

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