Determining storage related egg quality changes via digital image analysis

South African Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 70-74

  Aktan, S ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Digital image analysis; Egg quality; Moulted brown layer; Storage

Indexed keywords

CADIA;

EID: 5444225691     PISSN: 03751589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/sajas.v34i2.3808     Document Type: Article

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