The influence of pelleted feed on the response of growing pullets to photoperiods of less than ten hours

British Poultry Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 203-206

  Gous, R M ^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

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHICKEN; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURATION; TIME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOPERIOD; SEXUAL MATURATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035350350     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660120048456     Document Type: Article

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