A mechanistic, stochastic, population model of egg production

British Poultry Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 224-232

  Johnston, S A ^a   Gous, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMINOID;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHICKEN; EGG LAYING; EGG SHELL; EGG YOLK; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; OVULATION; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; EGG SHELL; EGG YOLK; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVIPOSITION; OVULATION; PERIODICITY; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 34247511577     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660701227493     Document Type: Article

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