Abstract:Abstract. Domestic fowl, Gallus gallus domesticus, is the most important poultry (domesticated birds that serve as a source of egg or meat to human beings) in the world. The process of egg production in the female bird is composed of follicular rapid growth in the ovary, ovulation of the largest follicle, egg formation in the oviduct and oviposition. In the present review, the ovipository pattern, the egg producing process and its physiological regulation, especially endocrine control, in the hen are described… Show more
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