Hormonal changes associated with ageing and induced moulting of domestic hens

British Poultry Science

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 815-822

  Braw Tal, R ^a   Yossefi, S ^a   Pen, S ^a   Shinder, D ^a   Bar, A ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; FEATHER; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; MOLTING; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; CORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; FEATHERS; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; MOLTING; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 12244256380     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660400012782     Document Type: Article

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