Analysis of the egg shell stability and the bone strength of laying hens in three different hen housing systems;Untersuchungen zur schalenfestigkeit und knochenstabilität von legehennen in drei verschiedenen haltungssystemen

Zuchtungskunde

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 144-155

  Leyendecker, M ^a   Hamann, H ^a   Hartung, J ^b   Glunder G ^b   Nogossek, N ^b   Neumann, U ^b   Surie C ^c   Kamphues, J ^b   Distl, O ^a  

^a Veterinary Medicine Hannover   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c Lehr und Forschungsgut Ruthe   (Germany)

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