Egg physical characteristics and hatchability

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 297-303

  Narushin, V G ^a   Romanov, M N ^b,c  

^a Poultry Consultant Office   (Ukraine)

^b Poultry Research Institute   (Ukraine)

^c Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Egg contents; Egg weight; Eggs; Eggshell; Hatchability; Shape index

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036754661     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/WPS20020023     Document Type: Review

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