Effect of storage time, temperature and hen age on egg quality in free-range layer hens

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1953-1958

  Akyurek, Hasan ^a   Okur, Aylin Agma ^a  

^a NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Age of hens; Brown nick hens; Egg; Shelf life; Storage temperature; Storage time

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951658529     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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