Environmental effects on steroid hormone concentrations in laying hens' eggs

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 80-84

  Janczak, A M ^a   Torjesen, P ^b   Rettenbacher, S ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chicken; Egg; Gonadal steroids; Maternal effects; Poultry

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 70449506744     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700903023348     Document Type: Article

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