Characterization of Pituitary Protein Expression Patterns During Stages in the Reproductive Cycle of Turkey Hens

Improvements in turkey reproductive efficiency is a very desirable goal for the turkey industry. The ability to maintain turkey hens in the egg-laying (LAY) stage and produce one additional egg per hen a year is estimated to save the turkey industry approximately $1.5 million dollars per year. Ove...

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Main Author: Spellerberg, Amy Marie
Other Authors: Animal and Poultry Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43527
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07042003-191338/