The endocrine control of egg production in poultry
Experiments were conducted to determine the importance of progesterone in egg production. Plasma levels of progesterone were found to be higher in laying birds than in immature or non-laying females. In the laying hen, progesterone is produced chiefly by the mature ovarian follicle before it ovulate...
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University of Edinburgh
1978
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