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The strength of guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) egg shells

J. Petersen Department of Physiological Chemistry, The University, Reading; Institut für Tierzüchtung und Haustiergenetik, Fakultät für Landbau, Technische Universität Berlin, 1 Berlin 33 (Dahlem), Lentzeallee 75
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C. Tyler Department of Physiological Chemistry, The University, Reading
Pages 291-296 | Published online: 08 Nov 2007

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M. Panheleux, O. Kalin, J. Gautron & Y. Nys. (1999) Features of eggshell formation in guinea fowl: Kinetics of shell deposition, uterine protein secretion and uterine histology. British Poultry Science 40:5, pages 632-643.
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