Effects of egg weight on egg quality characteristics

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 379-383

  Şekeroǧlu, Ahmet ^a   Altuntaş, Ebubekir ^a  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Correlation between quality traits; Egg quality; Egg weight; Laying hen

Indexed keywords

EID: 59949085000     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3454     Document Type: Article

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