Frequency of luteinizing hormone surges at initiation of egg laying in turkeys photostimulated with either continuous (24L:0D) or 14L:10D lighting treatments

British Poultry Science

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Bacon, W L ^a   Long, D W ^a   Morgan, J L M ^b   Yang, J ^b   Vizcarra, J A ^b   Kirby, J D ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 23044524441     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660050148895     Document Type: Article

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2. CHAPMAN, D.P., BACON, W.L., LONG, D.W. & KURIMA, K. (1994) Photostimulation changes the pattern of secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion in turkey hens. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., 96: 63-74.
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