Photorefractoriness in turkey breeder hens is affected by age and season

Poultry Science

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 689-694

  Siopes, T D ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Light; Photorefractory; Season; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; LIGHT; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TIME; TURKEY (BIRD);

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; LIGHT; OVIPOSITION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; TURKEYS;

EID: 0036562834     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/81.5.689     Document Type: Article

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