Effect of chronic progesterone injection on egg production in Japanese quail

Poultry Science

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2051-2058

  Liu, H K ^a   Bacon, W L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg production; Japanese quail; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

AVES; COTURNIX JAPONICA; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 9744257852     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/83.12.2051     Document Type: Article

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