Effects of artificial supplemental light on the reproductive season of geese kept in open houses

British Poultry Science

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 728-732

  Wang, C M ^a,b   Kao, J Y ^b   Lee, S R ^a   Chen, L R ^a,c  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Taiwan Livestock Research Institute   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GOOSE; LIGHT; MALE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTION; SEASON;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GEESE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LIGHT; MALE; OVIPOSITION; PHOTOPERIOD; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

ANSER; ANSER SP.; AVES;

EID: 31544438576     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/ICCAD.2005.1560161     Document Type: Article

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