Changes in egg production rate induced by progesterone injection in broiler breeder hens

Poultry Science

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 321-327

  Liu, H K ^a   Bacon, W L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler breeder hen; Egg production; Estradiol; Luteinizing hormone; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

AVES; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 13444254049     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/84.2.321     Document Type: Article

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