Relationship between egg shell quality and shell breakage and factors that affect shell breakage in the field-—a review

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1979, Pages 177-190

  Hamilton, R M G ^a   Hollands, K G ^a   Voisey, P W ^a   Grunder A A ^a  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

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EID: 84971946929     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: 17434777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/WPS19790014     Document Type: Article

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