Model to predict age at sexual maturity in broiler breeders given a single increment in photoperiod

British Poultry Science

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 625-634

  Lewis, P D ^a,b   Gous, R M ^a   Morris, T R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Northcot   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHICKEN; FEMALE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEXUAL MATURATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FEMALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTOPERIOD; SEXUAL MATURATION;

AVES;

EID: 34547955645     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660701573060     Document Type: Article

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