The Hen's egg: Factors affecting the shearing strength of shell material
- 1 October 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in British Poultry Science
- Vol. 11 (4) , 433-449
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00071667008415839
Abstract
Experiments are described from which it is concluded that The findings suggest that the shearing strength of egg shells might be increased by direct selection and by selection for shell glossiness.Keywords
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