An estrogen sensor for poultry sex sorting

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1358-1364

  Tran, H T ^a,c   Ferrell, W ^b   Butt, T R ^a  

^a LifeSensors Inc   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c Rockland Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Allantoic fluid; Embryonated egg; Estrogen conjugate; Sex sorting

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; POULTRY; SEX DETERMINATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MALE; OVUM; POULTRY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

AVES;

EID: 77949757637     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2212     Document Type: Article

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