Effect of high ambient temperature and naked neck genotype on performance of dwarf brown-egg layers selected for improved clutch length

British Poultry Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 346-354

  Chen, C F ^a,b   Bordas, A ^a   Gourichon, D ^a   Tixier Boichard, M ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EATING; EGG; EGG LAYING; FEATHER; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEAT; HEAT INJURY; HETEROZYGOTE; MUTATION; NECK; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; CROSSES, GENETIC; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EATING; EGGS; FEATHERS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEAT; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HETEROZYGOTE; MUTATION; NECK; OVIPOSITION; SELECTION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 3242670832     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660410001730842     Document Type: Article

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