Active immunization of broiler breeder cockerels against chicken inhibin accelerates puberty and prevents age-induced testicular involution

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1087-1094

  Satterlee, D G ^a   Castille, S A ^a   Fioretti, W C ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AgriTech Labs Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Active immunization; Broiler breeder chicken; Inhibin; Testis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

AVES; PHASIANIDAE;

CARRIER PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; INHIBIN; MALTOSE BINDING PROTEIN; MALTOSE-BINDING PROTEIN;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS; VACCINATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHICKENS; INHIBINS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS; VACCINATION;

EID: 33745582874     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.6.1087     Document Type: Article

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