Light intensity can influence plasma FSH and age at sexual maturity in domestic pullets

British Poultry Science

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 506-509

  Lewis, P D ^a,c   Ciccone, N ^b   Sharp, P J ^b   Leeson, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHICKEN; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEXUAL MATURATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GENOTYPE; LIGHT; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 24644466138     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660500158006     Document Type: Article

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