Egg prices, feed costs, and the decision to molt

Poultry Science

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1242-1245

  McDaniel, B A ^a   Aske, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg production; Forced molting; Layers; Regional egg pricing; Shell egg prices

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COST; ECONOMICS; EGG; FEMALE; MOLTING; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EGGS; FEMALE; MOLTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS;

EID: 0034276688     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/79.9.1242     Document Type: Article

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