Recent advances in the assessment of eggshell quality and their future application

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 268-277

  Bain, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamic stiffness; Eggshell quality; Marker assisted selection; Microstructure; Organic matrix

Indexed keywords

EID: 22244461494     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/WPS200459     Document Type: Review

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