Effect of natural zeolite on yolk:albumen ratio in hen eggs

British Poultry Science

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 506-510

  Yannakopoulos, A L ^a   Tserveni Gousi, A S ^a   Christaki, E ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG WHITE; OVALBUMIN; ZEOLITE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; OOCYTE;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIET; EGG WHITE; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; OVALBUMIN; OVUM; ZEOLITES;

EID: 0032153596     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071669888683     Document Type: Article

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