Genetic effects of aging on fitness and nonfitness traits in laying hens housed three per cage

Poultry Science

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1223-1234

  Ledur, M C ^a,d   Liljedahl, L E ^b   McMillan, I ^a   Asselstine, L ^c   Fairfull, R W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^d EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; Egg production; Egg quality; Genetic effect; Multiple bird cage

Indexed keywords

AVES;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; EGG; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; EGGS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; OVIPOSITION; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 0642371905     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/82.8.1223     Document Type: Article

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