Physiology and reproduction immune function in turkey breeder hens during the short day prelighting period and renewal of photosensitivity for egg production1ABSTRACT Photorefractoriness (PR) in the turkey breeder hen is characterized by a lack of responsiveness to photoperiods that previously induced or maintained egg production....
Education and production effects of breeder hen age and dietary fat on embryonic and neonatal broiler serum lipids and glucose1'2ABSTRACT In two experiments, the effects of dietary fat and breeder hen age on relative yolk sac weight (RYSW) and total serum cholesterol (CHOL), high (HDLC) and low (LDLC) density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides (TRI), and glucose...
Incubation yield as a function of broiler breeder age / rendimento de incubação em função da idade da matrizThe factors involved in poultry egg incubation include breeder hen age, which may influence both the external and internal quality of eggs....
The effect of reproduction phase of breeder hens, poult hatch time, and fatty acid supplementation of the breeder hen diet on livability, growth characteristics, and yolk and liver fatty acid composition in posthatch poultsIn two experiments, posthatch (PH) performance and physiological traits were determined in poults hatching from breeder hen flocks in their 1st (1w) and 7th (7w) week of production....
