Effects of genotype and feed allowance on plasma luteinizing hormones, follicle-stimulating hormones, progesterone, estradiol levels, follicle differentiation, and egg production rates of broiler breeder hens

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1245-1258

  Onagbesan, O M ^a   Metayer, S ^b   Tona, K ^a   Williams, J ^b   Decuypere, E ^a   Bruggeman, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Broiler breeder; Egg production; Feed allowance; Genotype; Gonadotropin

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGING; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIET; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GENOTYPE; GONADOTROPINS, PITUITARY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVIPOSITION; PROGESTERONE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33746910619     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.7.1245     Document Type: Article

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