Length of incubation and hatchling body weight in quail selected for reduced or exaggerated adrenocortical responsiveness to brief restraint

British Poultry Science

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 266-271

  Schmidt, J B ^a   Cole, C A ^a   Zanes, R B ^a   Satterlee, D G ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE; SPONDIAS PURPUREA;

CORTICOSTERONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; COTURNIX; EGG LAYING; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TIME;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CORTICOSTERONE; COTURNIX; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; OVIPOSITION; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SELECTION (GENETICS); STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 66349118917     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660802710140     Document Type: Article

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