Effect of exogenous oestradiol and lighting regime on age at first egg in domestic pullets

British Poultry Science

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 530-535

  Lewis, P D ^a   Dunn, I C ^b   Perry, G C ^a   Morris, T R ^c   Sharp, P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHICKEN; DRUG EFFECT; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; LIGHT; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZATION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; LIGHT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVIPOSITION; PHOTOPERIOD; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 0035464028     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660120070596     Document Type: Article

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