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British Poultry Science Volume 16, 1975 - Issue 2
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The hen's egg: A rapid method for routine estimation of flock mean shell thickness

T. C. Carter Agricultural Research Council's, Poultry Research Centre, King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JS, Scotland
Pages 131-143 | Received 25 Apr 1974, Published online: 08 Nov 2007

References

  • Burdett , B. M. and Morris , T. R. 1973 . The estimation of egg weight from egg gradings . Br. Poult. Sci. , 14 : 303 – 310 .
  • Carter , T. C. 1968a . The hen's egg: estimation of egg mean and flock mean shell thickness . Br. Poult. Sci. , 9 : 343 – 357 .
  • Carter , T. C. 1968b . The hen's egg: density of egg shell and egg contents . Br. Poult. Sci. , 9 : 265 – 271 .
  • Carter , T. C. 1970 . The hen's egg: factors affecting the shearing strength of shell material . Br. Poult. Sci. , 11 : 433 – 449 .
  • Carter , T. C. 1971 . The hen's egg: variation in tensile strength of shell material and its relationship with shearing strength . Br. Poult. Sci. , 12 : 57 – 76 .
  • Carter , T. C. 1972 . The hen's egg: factors affecting shell splitting during boiling . Br. Poult. Sci. , 13 : 341 – 355 .
  • Carter , T. C. 1974 . The hen's egg: estimation of shell superficial area and egg volume from four shell measurements . Br. Poult. Sci. , 15 : 507 – 511 .
  • Weast , R. C. , Selby , S. M. and Hodgman , C. D. 1964 . Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, , 45th ed. , Cleveland : Chemical Rubber Publishing Company .

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