Reproductive efficiency and metabolism of female broiler breeders as affected by genotype, feed allocation, and age at photostimulation. 3. Reproductive efficiency

Poultry Science

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2278-2286

  Zuidhof, M J ^a   Renema, R A ^b   Robinson, F E ^b  

^a ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body weight profile; Broiler breeder; Chick production; Egg production; Genetic strain

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 35348857984     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/86.10.2278     Document Type: Article

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