Physical characteristics and chemical composition of Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) eggs from wild and captive populations

British Poultry Science

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 658-662

  Navarro, J L ^a   Lopez M L ^b   Maestri, D M ^b   Labuckas, D O ^b  

^a CENTRO DE ZOOLOGÍA APLICADA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; EGG PROTEIN; LIPID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EGG; EGG SHELL; PHYSIOLOGY; RHEA; STANDARD; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; CHOLESTEROL; EGG PROTEINS; EGG SHELL; EGGS; LIPIDS; RHEIFORMES;

EID: 0035748830     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660120088515     Document Type: Article

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