The effect of time of oviposition and age on egg weight, egg components weight and eggshell quality

Archiv fur Geflugelkunde

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 110-115

  Tůmová, Eva ^a   Ledvinka, Z ^a  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Age; Egg composition; Eggshell quality; Laying hen; Oviposition

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449127024     PISSN: 00039098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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