Should I Lay or Should I Grow: Photoperiodic Versus Metabolic Cues in Chickens

While photoperiod has been generally accepted as the primary if not the exclusive cue to stimulate reproduction in photoperiodic breeders such as the laying hen, current knowledge suggests that metabolism, and/or body composition can also play an influential role to control the hypothalamic-pituitar...

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Main Authors: Charlene Hanlon, Ramesh Ramachandran, Martin J. Zuidhof, Grégoy Y. Bédécarrats
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.00707/full