Interaction of hen production type, age, and temperature on laying pattern and egg quality

Poultry Science

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1269-1275

  Tumova E ^a   Gous, R M ^b  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Age; Broiler breeder; Layer; Laying pattern; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; EGG; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE;

AGING; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; EGGS; FEMALE; OVIPOSITION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84930540932     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2011-01951     Document Type: Article

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