Photoperiod and oviposition time in broiler breeders

British Poultry Science

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 561-564

  Lewis, P D ^a,b   Backhouse, D ^a   Gous, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GENETICS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FEMALE; OVIPOSITION; PHOTOPERIOD;

EID: 4644302960     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660412331286244     Document Type: Article

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