Relationships among strain, performance, and environmental temperature in commercial laying hens

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-91

  Sterling, K G ^a   Bell, D D ^a,b   Pesti, G M ^a   Aggrey, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercial laying hen; Egg production; Environmental temperature; Feed consumption; Metabolizable energy intake

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 0037354880     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/japr/12.1.85     Document Type: Article

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