Comparison of physical quality and composition of eggs from historic strains of single comb White Leghorn chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 591-594

  Tharrington, J B ^a   Curtis, P A ^a   Jones, F T ^b   Anderson, K E ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg quality; Historic strains; Layer

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EGG WHITE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; EGG; EGG SHELL; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STANDARD;

AGING; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; EGG SHELL; EGG WHITE; EGG YOLK; EGGS; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033108821     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/78.4.591     Document Type: Article

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