The photoperiodic response of male broiler breeders.
The expression of photorefractoriness, a feature of seasonal breeding in birds, is important in production species, where egg production and fertility are affected by the photoperiod. Years of selection in meat-type birds have reduced the potential reproductive function, and the environmental manipu...
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| Language: | en |
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2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10413/2170 |