Photorefractoriness in broiler breeders: Sexual maturity and egg production evidence

British Poultry Science

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 634-642

  Lewis, P D ^a,b   Ciacciariello, M ^a   Gous, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Northcot   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DARKNESS; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEXUAL MATURATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DARKNESS; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; OVIPOSITION; PHOTOPERIOD; PROBABILITY; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0242490575     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660310001616219     Document Type: Article

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