Effects of food restriction or delayed photostimulation on ovarian follicle number, plasma oestradiol concentration and vaginal collagen content in male-line turkeys

British Poultry Science

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 502-507

  Buchanan, S ^a   Robertson, G W ^a   Hocking, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; COLORIMETRY; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOMIZATION; SEXUAL MATURATION; TURKEY (BIRD); VAGINA;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; COLLAGEN; COLORIMETRY; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PHOTOPERIOD; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEXUAL MATURATION; TURKEYS; VAGINA;

EID: 0034267605     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660050195028     Document Type: Article

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