A comparison of the effects of feeding treatments and lighting on age at first egg and subsequent laying performance and carcase composition of broiler breeder hens

British Poultry Science

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 246-254

  Ciacciariello, M ^a   Gous, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; ILLUMINATION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LIGHTING; OVIPOSITION; PHOTOPERIOD; SEXUAL MATURATION;

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EID: 20044388121     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660500066233     Document Type: Article

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