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The hen's egg: Estimation of shell superficial area and egg volume from four shell measurements

T. C. Carter Agriculture Research Council's, Poultry Research Centre, King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JS, Scotland
Pages 507-511 | Published online: 08 Nov 2007

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