The influence of different levels of dietary calcium upon egg-shell thickness, with a study of the relationship between egg-shell thickness and porosity
- 1 April 1946
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Agricultural Science
- Vol. 36 (2) , 111-116
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021859600011643
Abstract
1. The influence of different levels of dietary calcium upon egg-shell thickness and uniformity of egg-shell thickness is discussed.2. The low calcium diet caused a gradual thinning of the shell, but no soft-shelled eggs were laid.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- The porosity of egg shells, and the influence of different levels of dietary calcium upon porosityThe Journal of Agricultural Science, 1945
- EFFECT OF CALCIUM ON THE COMPOSITION OF THE EGGS AND CARCASS OF LAYING HENSJournal of Biological Chemistry, 1920