Influence of high environmental temperature on egg production and shell quality: A review

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 739-750

  Oguntunji, A O ^a   Alabi, O M ^a  

^a BOWEN UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

climates; complex interplay; egg type poultry; endocrine system; feed intake; ovulation; strain; stressor; thermally stressed

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952945898     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: 17434777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S004393391000070X     Document Type: Review

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