Stochastic model of egg production in broiler breeders

Poultry Science

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1445-1452

  Alvarez R ^a,b   Hocking, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Body weight; Broiler breeder; Egg production; Stochastic model; Yellow follicle

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; EGG; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; EGGS; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVIPOSITION; OVUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 34548213202     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/86.7.1445     Document Type: Article

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