Shell characteristics of eggs from historic strains of single comb white leghorn chickens and the relationship of egg shape to shell strength

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-19

  Anderson, K E ^a   Tharrington, J B ^a   Curtis, P A ^b   Jones, F T ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg shape index; Genetic selection; Shell strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845668632     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2004.17.19     Document Type: Article

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