Effects of body weight at, and lighting regimen and growth curve to, 20 weeks on laying performance in broiler breeders

British Poultry Science

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 445-452

  Gous, R M ^a   Cherry, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIET; FEMALE; MALE; OVIPOSITION; PHOTOPERIOD; WEIGHT GAIN;

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EID: 4644262238     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660400001256     Document Type: Article

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