Effects of chronic and repeated corticosterone administration in rearing chickens on physiology, the onset of lay and egg production of hens

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 73-77

  Shini, S ^a   Shini, A ^a   Huff, G R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Laying hen; Physiological response; Rearing chicken; Repeated exposure

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOSTERONE; DRINKING WATER; GLUCOSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; EGG LAYING; EGG PRODUCTION; ENDOCRINOLOGY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOLOGY; HEN; LYMPHOCYTE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

AGING; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOSTERONE; EGGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; ORGAN SIZE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 67649482341     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.04.012     Document Type: Article

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