Rearing photoperiod and abrupt versus gradual photostimulation for egg-type pullets

British Poultry Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 276-283

  Lewis, P D ^a,b   Caston, L ^a   Leeson, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Northcot   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

AGING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FEMALE; LIGHT; OVIPOSITION; PHOTOPERIOD; TIME FACTORS;

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EID: 34347338564     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660701370525     Document Type: Article

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