Progesterone injection and egg production in turkey hens

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 878-886

  Bacon, Wayne L ^a   Liu, Han Ken ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Luteinizing hormone; Ovary; Ovulation; Pituitary; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; EGG LAYING; EGG PRODUCTION; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVIDUCT; OVULATION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TURKEY (BIRD);

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVIDUCTS; OVULATION; OVUM; PHOTOPERIOD; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; POULTRY DISEASES; PROGESTERONE; TURKEYS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 4243093992     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.104.027672     Document Type: Article

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