Improving eggshell quality by replacement of pulverised limestone by granular limestone in the hen diet

Acta Veterinaria

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-40

  Pavlovski, Zlatica ^a   Vitorovic D ^b   Lukic M ^a   Spasojević, Ivana ^b  

^a Institute for Animal Husbandry   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Eggshell; Hens; Limestone; Particle size

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; LIMESTONE;

ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EGG; EGG SHELL; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; QUALITY CONTROL;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0037247360     PISSN: 05678315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/avb0301035p     Document Type: Article

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