Comparative physical and nutritive characteristics of ostrich eggs

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 50-52

  Sales, J ^a   Poggenpoel, D G ^a   Cilliers, S C ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Eggs; Nutritive characteristics; Ostrich; Physical characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 21344463739     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/wps19960004     Document Type: Article

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