Selection for egg shell strength in laying hens using shell membrane characteristics

British Poultry Science

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 757-763

  Johansson, K ^a   Orberg J ^b   Carlgren, A B ^a   Wilhelmson, M ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; EGG LAYING; EGG SHELL; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CHICKENS; EGG SHELL; FEMALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OVIPOSITION; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 0030225939     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071669608417905     Document Type: Article

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