Modelling the changes in the proportions of the egg components during a laying cycle

British Poultry Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 347-353

  Johnston, S A ^a   Gous, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; EGG LAYING; EGG YOLK; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

AGING; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; EGG YOLK; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVIPOSITION; OVUM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247500145     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660701381134     Document Type: Article

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