Changes in light intensity can influence age at sexual maturity in domestic pullets

British Poultry Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 123-132

  Lewis, P D ^a,d   Sharp, P J ^b   Wilson, P W ^b   Leeson, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; EATING; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; ILLUMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; EATING; FEMALE; LIGHTING; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVIPOSITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; PIERINAE;

EID: 1642339703     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660410001668950     Document Type: Article

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